Date Fruits

Date is a flowering plant species catagorized among the palm family, It is cultivated for its edible sweet fruit. Although the exact place of dates origin is not clear because of long and old history of cultivation, it probably originated from some region in old persia empire .Different types of dates are widely cultivated across Northern Africa, the Middle East, Top section of Africa and South Asia, and is naturalized in many tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.Today major varities of commercial dates are available among top dates producers and supplier.

Date Palm usually  reach about 20 to 25 metres  in height, growing singly or forming a clump with several stems from a single root system. Date fruits  are oval shape by  3 to 7 centimetres long, and about 2.5 centimetres in diameter, thier color ranges start from bright red to bright yellow , depending on variety.Dates are a very sweet fruit because about 61 to 68 percent sugar own when they are dried.

Dates have been a staple food of the Middle East and the Indus Valley for thousands of years. There is archaeological evidence of date cultivation in Iran and Arabic countries  from the 6th millennium BCE.total annual world production of dates amounts to 8.5 million metric tons, countries of the Middle East and North Africa being the largest producers.Fossil records show that the date palm has existed for at least 50 million years.

Studies shows that domesticated date palm varieties from North Africa, including well known varieties such as Medjool , Deglet Nour and Piarom , are a hybrid between Middle East date palms and the Cretan wild palm P. theophrasti.Date palms appear in the archaeological record in North Africa about 2,800 years ago, suggesting that the hybrid was spread by the Minoans or Phoenicians.

Dates are an important traditional crop in Iran, Arabia countries  and north Africa region, Todays Medjool and Deglet Nour dates are also cultivated in America in southern California, Arizona and southern Florida in the United States and in Sonora and Baja California in Mexico.Date palms can take 4 to 8 years after planting before they will bear fruit, and start producing viable yields for commercial harvest between 7 and 10 years. Mature date palms can produce 150–300 lb of dates per harvest season. They do not all ripen at the same time so several harvests are required.

To obtain the fruit of marketable quality, the bunches of dates must be thinned and bagged or covered before ripening so that the remaining fruits grow larger and are protected from weather and animals, such as birds, that also like to eat them.Date palms require well-drained deep sandy loam soils with a pH of 8-11. The soil should have the ability to hold moisture. The soil should also be free from calcium carbonate.The word  date literally means finger in Greek and refers to the oblong shape of the fruit.

Dates type catagories:

Fresh dates

Semi dry dates

Dry dates

Some Comercial Types of Dates:

Piarom Dates

Medjool Dates

Zahidi Dates

Ajwa Dates

Safawi Dates

Mabroom Dates

Deglet Nour Dates

Mazafati Dates

Rabbi Dates

Khudri Dates

Dayri Dates

Sayer Dates

Kassui Date

Thoory Dates

Barhi Dates

Dates Health benefits:

Dates are Highly Nutritious
Aids Healthy Bowel Movements
High Concentration of Anti-oxidants
Improves Brain Functionality
Facilitates Natural Labour
Reduces Risk of Cancer
Prevents Microbial Infections
Helps Fight Diabetes and etc

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