Dates
12as eaten · per 100 g: 277 kcal · 1.8 g protein · 6.7 g fiber
engineered against fullness. A concentrated fat/sugar/salt combination that overrides fullness.
satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale
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Why this score
Protein3% of calories
16/100
Low energy density277 kcal per 100 g
37/100
Fiber24 g per 1000 kcal
45/100
Hyper-palatabilityengineered fat · sugar · salt pattern
−64%
The first three bars are sub-scores (0–100 per lever) that build the score; the values under each label are the measured quantities that drive them. Hyper-palatability works the other way — it cuts the built score by the shown percentage (up to −80%). Full math here.
The numbers
| Energy | 277 kcal |
| Protein | 1.8 g |
| Fat | 0.1 g |
| Carbohydrate | 75.0 g |
| …of which sugars | 66.5 g |
| Fiber | 6.7 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg |
Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #168191 — listed by USDA as “Dates, medjool”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. How the score works.