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Date fruits (dates) are oval-cylindrical, 3 to 7 centimetres (1 to 3 inches) long, and about 2.5 cm (1 in) in diameter, with colour ranging from dark brown to bright red or yellow, depending on variety. Containing 61–68 percent sugar by mass when dried, [8] dates are very sweet and are enjoyed as desserts on their own or within confections.
Arabic: خضراوي. The name is Arabic for 'green'; it is a cultivar favoured by many Arabs. It is a soft, very dark date. Khalaṣ. Djibouti; Sudan; Bahrain; India; Kuwait; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Syria. Arabic: خلاص. One of the major palm cultivars in Saudi Arabia. Its fruit is called Khlaṣ (خلاص).
The Judean date palm at Ketura, Israel, nicknamed Methuselah. The Judean date palm is a date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) grown in Judea.It is not clear whether there was ever a single distinct Judean cultivar, but dates grown in the region have had distinctive reputations for thousands of years, and the date palm was anciently regarded as a symbol of the region and its fertility.
While they can be eaten fresh, they are traditionally eaten dried, which concentrates the fruit’s sugars. Dates have been present in Middle Eastern cuisine for thousands of years, but have ...
Here are the top health benefits of dates, including a breakdown of the fruit's nutritional value. ... AnnaPustynnikova - Getty Images. Four pitted Medjool dates have: 266 calories. 1.7g protein.
Jujube (UK / ˈdʒuːdʒuːb /; US / ˈdʒudʒub / or / ˈdʒudʒəbiː / [5]), sometimes jujuba, known by the scientific name Ziziphus jujuba and also called red date, Chinese date, and Chinese jujube, [6] is a species in the genus Ziziphus in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae. It is often confused with the closely related Indian Jujube, Z ...
The company was founded in 1924 by Floyd and Bess (Lugton) Shields. Floyd Shields was one of the pioneering date farmers in the still-young date industry of the Coachella Valley. He bred a number of his own hybrids and varieties including the "Blonde" and "Brunette" varieties, grown exclusively at Shields to this day.
Phoenix sylvestris (sylvestris - Latin, of the forest) also known as silver date palm, Indian date, sugar date palm or wild date palm, [2] is a species of flowering plant in the palm family native to southern Pakistan, most of India, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar and Bangladesh. It has been introduced to southeastern China, Sri Lanka, Mauritius ...