am wondering if anyone else has experienced this...

it seems to me that the pigment of my skin has deepened in the last month since i started consuming jumbo medjool dates w/ pecans on a daily basis. i've noticed that i look like i have a tan, and a couple of my colleagues have remarked as well. which i definitely do not. my olive complexion this time of year tends toward the sallow, yet my skin has a nice warm undertone to it.

i don't juice. haven't had carrots in... seems like years. only now & then put sweet potatoe in my smoothies. the only thing that's changed: dates & pecans.

anyone experienced this? if so, what component in the dates might be doing this?



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/16/2007 01:46PM by samina.

Any time you are curious about a plant's chemical consituents, you can consult the Dr. Duke database.

I see a variety of carotenoids which could impart some color to the skin and phenolic acids which would provide protection from UVA and UVB damages and also shift the skin response from burning to tanning. In addition, there is tyrosine which will help with melanogenesis. But these are not the only ones: there are many other phytochemicals present that could also do these things, only they might not have been studied so well yet.

[www.ars-grin.gov]

We know very little.

Chemicals in: Phoenix dactylifera L. (Arecaceae) -- Date Palm

Chemicals

2,3,4-TRI-O-METHYLXYLOSE Fruit: DUKE1992A

2,3-DI-O-METHYLXYLOSE Fruit: DUKE1992A

2-O-METHYLXYLOSE Fruit: DUKE1992A

3,5,4'-TRIHYDROXYSTILBENE Stem: DUKE1992A

3,5-DIHYDROXY-4-METHOXY-BENZOIC-ACID Stem: DUKE1992A

3,5-DIHYDROXY-4-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE Stem: DUKE1992A

3-CAFFEOYLSHIKIMIC-ACID Fruit: DUKE1992A

4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-CINNAMIC-ACID Stem: DUKE1992A

4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXYBENZALDEHYDE Stem: DUKE1992A

5-ALPHA-STIGMAST-22-ENE-3,6-DIONE Stem: DUKE1992A

5-ALPHA-STIGMASTAN-3,6-DIONE Stem: DUKE1992A

5-OXYPIPECOLIC-ACID Fruit: DUKE1992A

5ALPHA-CAMPESTERAN-3,6-DIONE Stem: DUKE1992A

6-BETA-HYDROXY-STIGMAST-4-EN-3-ONE Stem: DUKE1992A

6BETA-HYDROXYCAMPEST-4-ENE-3-ONE Stem: DUKE1992A

6BETA-HYDROXYSTIGMASTA-4,22-DIEN-3-ONE Stem: DUKE1992A

7BETA-GLUCOSYL-CHRYSOERIOL Stem: DUKE1992A

ACETALDEHYDE Fruit: DUKE1992A

ALANINE Fruit 80 - 1,290 ppm DUKE1992A

ALUMINUM Fruit 51 ppm; DUKE1992A Seed 3 - 13 ppm DUKE1992A

APIGENIN Stem: DUKE1992A

ARABINOSE Fruit: DUKE1992A

ARACHIDIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

ARGININE Fruit 620 - 2,090 ppm DUKE1992A

ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 750 ppm; DUKE1992A

ASH Fruit 15,600 - 44,800 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 9,000 - 18,000 ppm DUKE1992A

ASPARAGINE Fruit 2,300 - 4,500 ppm DUKE1992A

ASPARTIC-ACID Fruit 20 - 3,150 ppm DUKE1992A

BAIKIAIN Fruit: DUKE1992A

BEHENIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

BENZOIC-ACID Stem: DUKE1992A

BETA-AMYRIN Pollen Or Spore: DUKE1992A

BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 1 - 3.6 ppm DUKE1992A

BETA-SITOSTEROL Pollen Or Spore: DUKE1992A

BORON Fruit 7 ppm; DUKE1992A

BRASSICASTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A

CADMIUM Seed 9 ppm; DUKE1992A

CALCIUM Fruit 140 - 2,000 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 18 - 436 ppm DUKE1992A

CAMPEST-4-EN-3,6-DIONE Stem: DUKE1992A

CAMPEST-4-EN-3-ONE Stem: DUKE1992A

CAMPESTAN-4-EN-3-ONE Stem: DUKE1992A

CAMPESTEROL Stem: DUKE1992A

CAPRIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

CAPRYLIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

CARBOHYDRATES Fruit 735,100 - 948,500 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 655,000 - 853,000 ppm DUKE1992A

CHLORIDE Seed 1,610 ppm; DUKE1992A

CHLORINE Fruit 270 - 310 ppm DUKE1992A

CHLOROGENIC-ACID Fruit: DUKE1992A

CHLOROPHYLL Fruit 410 ppm; DUKE1992A

CHOLESTEROL Fruit: DUKE1992A

CIS-3,5,3',5'-TETRAHYDROXY-4-METHYLSTILBENE Stem: DUKE1992A

COPPER Fruit 2 - 4 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 0.6 - 2 ppm DUKE1992A

COUMARIN Leaf: DUKE1992A

CYSTEINE Fruit 110 - 1,140 ppm DUKE1992A

CYSTINE Fruit 7 - 580 ppm DUKE1992A

D-MANNOSE Seed: DUKE1992A

DACTYLIFRIC-ACID Fruit: DUKE1992A

DEHYDRO-BETA-CAROTENE Fruit: DUKE1992A

ELLAGITANNIN Plant 9,900 ppm; DUKE1992A

ERGOSTEROL Seed: DUKE1992A

ESTROGEN Seed: DUKE1992A

ESTRONE Seed: DUKE1992A

FAT Fruit 1,000 - 25,000 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 68,000 - 100,000 ppm DUKE1992A

FIBER Fruit 22,000 - 83,000 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 136,000 - 300,000 ppm DUKE1992A

FLAVOXANTHIN Fruit: DUKE1992A

FOLACIN Fruit 0.08 - 0.17 ppm DUKE1992A

FRUCTOSE Fruit 308,000 ppm; DUKE1992A Seed 15,300 ppm; DUKE1992A

GABA Fruit 2,660 - 3,370 ppm DUKE1992A

GALACTOSE Fruit: DUKE1992A

GALACTURONIC-ACID Fruit: DUKE1992A

GALLO-TANNIN Plant 4,300 - 27,800 ppm DUKE1992A

GLUCOSE Fruit 357,000 ppm; DUKE1992A Seed 16,800 ppm; DUKE1992A

GLUTAMIC-ACID Fruit 400 - 6,160 ppm DUKE1992A

GLUTAMINE Fruit 650 - 870 ppm DUKE1992A

GLYCINE Fruit 40 - 3,010 ppm DUKE1992A

GLYCOSYLAPIGENIN Leaf: DUKE1992A

HENEICOSANOIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

HISTIDINE Fruit 10 - 390 ppm DUKE1992A

INVERTASE Fruit: DUKE1992A

IODINE Fruit 0.06 ppm; DUKE1992A

IRON Fruit 10 - 151 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 5 - 17 ppm DUKE1992A

ISOCHLOROGENIC-ACID Fruit: DUKE1992A

ISOFUCOSTEROL Fruit: DUKE1992A

ISOLEUCINE Fruit 20 - 4,650 ppm DUKE1992A

KILOCALORIES Fruit 2,750 - 3,550 /kg DUKE1992A

LACTOSE Seed: DUKE1992A

LAURIC-ACID Seed 5,600 - 54,000 ppm DUKE1992A

LEAD Seed 0.1 - 4 ppm DUKE1992A

LEUCINE Fruit 5 - 1,140 ppm DUKE1992A

LEUCOANTHOCYANIN Fruit: DUKE1992A

LINOLEIC-ACID Seed 7,000 - 8,000 ppm DUKE1992A

LINONELIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

LUPEOL Stem: DUKE1992A

LUPYL-ACETATE Stem: DUKE1992A

LUTEIN Fruit: DUKE1992A

LUTEOLIN-7-GLYCOSIDE Leaf: DUKE1992A

LUTEOLIN-7-RUTINOSIDE Leaf: DUKE1992A

LYCOPENE Fruit: DUKE1992A

LYSINE Fruit 30 - 2,450 ppm DUKE1992A

MAGNESIUM Fruit 325 - 790 ppm DUKE1992A

MALTOSE Seed: DUKE1992A

MANGANESE Fruit 3 - 45 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 16 ppm; DUKE1992A

MARGARIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

METHIONINE Fruit 5 - 2,190 ppm DUKE1992A

MYRISTIC-ACID Seed 2,800 - 23,000 ppm DUKE1992A

NIACIN Fruit 10 - 135 ppm DUKE1992A

OLEIC-ACID Seed 31,500 - 51,000 ppm DUKE1992A

OXALIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID Stem: DUKE1992A

P-HYDROXYBENZALDEHYDE Stem: DUKE1992A

PALMITIC-ACID Seed 17,000 - 17,500 ppm DUKE1992A

PALMITOLEIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

PANTOTHENIC-ACID Fruit 8 - 10 ppm DUKE1992A

PECTINS Fruit 7,200 - 39,000 ppm DUKE1992A

PENTOSANS Fruit 38,800 ppm; DUKE1992A Seed 43,600 ppm; DUKE1992A

PEROXIDASE Fruit: DUKE1992A

PHENYLALANINE Fruit 8 - 740 ppm DUKE1992A

PHOSPHORUS Fruit 370 - 8,795 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 1,120 ppm; DUKE1992A

PIPECOLIC-ACID Fruit: DUKE1992A

POLYPHENOLS Fruit 30,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

POTASSIUM Fruit 6,250 - 8,780 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 28 - 2,440 ppm DUKE1992A

PROLINE Fruit 120 - 1,590 ppm DUKE1992A

PROTEIN Fruit 19,000 - 43,000 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 52,000 - 58,000 ppm DUKE1992A

QUERCETIN Pollen Or Spore: DUKE1992A

RAFFINOSE Seed 3,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

RHAMNOSE Fruit: DUKE1992A

RIBOFLAVIN Fruit 0.2 - 1.3 ppm DUKE1992A

RIBOSE Fruit: DUKE1992A

RUTIN Pollen Or Spore: DUKE1992A

SERINE Fruit 60 - 1,960 ppm DUKE1992A

SEROTONIN Fruit 8 - 9 ppm DUKE1992A

SILICON Fruit 660 ppm; DUKE1992A

SODIUM Fruit 10 - 380 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 15 - 820 ppm DUKE1992A

SORBITOL Fruit: DUKE1992A

STACHYOSE Seed 2,200 ppm; DUKE1992A

STARCH Fruit 206,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

STEARIC-ACID Seed 3,000 - 7,000 ppm DUKE1992A

STIGMAST-4,22-DIENE-3,6-DIONE Stem: DUKE1992A

STIGMAST-4-ENE-3,6-DIONE Stem: DUKE1992A

STIGMAST-4-ENE-3-ONE Stem: DUKE1992A

STIGMASTEROL Fruit: DUKE1992A

SUCROSE Fruit 400,000 ppm; DUKE1992A Seed 38,200 ppm; DUKE1992A

SUGARS Fruit 380,000 - 850,000 ppm DUKE1992A

SULFUR Fruit 510 - 590 ppm DUKE1992A

TANNIN Fruit 200 - 18,000 ppm DUKE1992A

TANNINS Plant 7,500 - 44,800 ppm DUKE1992A

THIAMIN Fruit 0.1 - 1.7 ppm DUKE1992A

THREONINE Fruit 10 - 980 ppm DUKE1992A

TRANS-3,5,3',5'-TETRAHYDROXY-4-METHYLSTILBENE Stem: DUKE1992A

TRICOSANOIC-ACID Seed: DUKE1992A

TRYPTOPHAN Fruit 500 - 645 ppm DUKE1992A

TYROSINE Fruit 10 - 1,730 ppm DUKE1992A

URONIC-ACID Pollen Or Spore: DUKE1992A

VALINE Fruit 5 - 2,710 ppm DUKE1992A

VIOLAXANTHIN Fruit: DUKE1992A

VIT-B-6 Fruit 2 - 3 ppm DUKE1992A

WATER Fruit 153,000 - 225,000 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 79,000 ppm; DUKE1992A

WAX Fruit: DUKE1992A

XYLOSE Fruit: DUKE1992A

ZINC Fruit 3 - 4 ppm DUKE1992A Seed 0.6 - 29 ppm DUKE1992A


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[www.ars-grin.gov]

If you forget the url, google

dr duke database

woah that is interesting, I eat so many dates I order them from AZ and they are fresh and juicy, I have 30 pounds in my fridge..

holy cow, arugula! thanks for the data. how do i go to dr. duke's database directly? the link didn't do it. and what association does that database have with ars-grin.gov?

cococream... from whom do you purchase your dates? i go through so many, it would make sense to buy them in bulk.

still hoping others have more input...?

i wonder if they are fattening?taylor

Sorry, I didn't check it. The link to the main portal is here.

[www.ars-grin.gov]

If you can't see the whole url, it's just /duke/ after the .gov

what do you mean by fattening, taylor?

i find them very satisfying -- i eat them with pecans, and together they taste the way pecan pie wishes it tasted...

the combo if very filling & satisfying. i never feel like i've overeaten them.

omg I order from srjdate@yahoo.com
he has THE BEST DATES from Yuma az

thanks, cococream... will check it out.

Samina,
Hope that answers your question(Arugula's first post).Holy Thor!!! Lolz.

Brian1cs, what is the intent of your comment? I simply pasted the output from a query because I was too lazy to prune out the data regarding only the fruit part of the plant.

I have seen much longer posts from others, including Admin and Mike. But you have not made snide remarks about the length of their posts.

Ok,Ok, Arugula.Don't raise your threat level.I was just being humorous.I apologise.
Brian

actually it's apologiZe.looll