Pine trees are evergreens with long, needle-shaped leaves. They are widely planted in North America, particularly in northern areas. Pine trees produce cones for propagation of the species.
Dates consist of 75 percent carbohydrates, 21 percent water and 2 percent protein, along with trace amounts of fat. Each medjool date contains 66 calories, almost all of which come from the 18 grams of carbohydrates, since each date only contains 0.4 grams of protein and trace amounts of fat.
The carbohydrate count for a food is the total of these. Use only this total number to count your carbs. When you count carbs in foods that you cook, you will have to measure the portion of food after cooking it. For example, cooked long grain rice has 15 grams of carbohydrate per 1/3 cup. If you eat a cup of cooked long grain rice, you will be eating 45 grams of carbohydrates.