No I buy a bag of bon bon's and give them a good shake. Then empty out the bon bons and Im just left with powder.
Im friendly with the girl on the sweet stall on the market, and she says she is going to save the powder from the bottom of the big jars they have.
If you see a trail of red dust around Edale or the Three Peaks you know the dates and bon bon combo is working
It does make the dates taste yummy.
Cheers
Jamie