Date fruit - interesting facts

I visited the 7th Date festival in Doha in August . I tried the date ice cream and bought very cheap date fruit .But I found not much information about this ancient fruit so I decided to write an article about it .

 

After being pollinated, fruits go through five distinct stages of growth, each marked by a distinct change in appearance, feel, scent, and taste. Internationally Arabic words for each stage of date fruit development are generally accepted.

 Hababouk -young and the size of a pea  

 kimri  -hard and green

khalal - ripe, crunchy, and with a moisture content of up to 60 percent  

rutab -ripe, soft, crisp, and succulent, with a moisture content of 35 to 40 percent 

 tamar perfectly ripe,flesh is dry, moisture level is under 20%

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In the Middle East, "seven dates a day keeps the doctor away" is the comparable proverb to "an apple a day keeps the doctor away."

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It contains antioxidants, iron, vitamin B6, copper, potassium, and magnesium.

They are packed with antioxidants that promote heart health, such as carotenoid and phenolic acid.

These may also have brain-protective properties.

(More research is required)

It contains fibers that help with bowel movements.

 

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The bone-hard seeds are roasted as a substitute for coffee, and ground into flour as animal feed.

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Pressed into baskets or crates and buried in sand, it can be kept for up to two years.

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 The Date Palm is one of the most beneficial trees on the planet. An adult date palm yields 150-300 kg of fruit per year.

In its fourth to fifth year, the growing tree begins to bear fruit. It is at its most productive in its 30th year. Around the age of 100, productivity and vitality begin to decline.

They used to plant 100 trees per hectare, and such land is worth 12 times as much as cereal land.

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The most expensive date type in the world is the wrinkled  and dark   colored Ajwa date, which grows only in Medina, Saudi Arabia.

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Egypt is the world's leading producer of date fruit.

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Tamara is a female given name most often derived from "Tamra" (Arabic: tamrah) and the plural form "Tamar" (Arabic: tamr)=generic name of the fruit "date", "date palm", or "palm tree"