Types of Dates Fruit and their Information

Dates Fruit come in a wide variety each variety having distinct qualities, tastes and textures. Here are 29 date varieties

Ajwa Dates

Ajwah Dates are primarily grown in Saudi Arabia.Tiny,dark brown to black,soft and moist,with some sweet slighty bitter taste.

Amber Dates

Ambera Dates are native to the Middle East,particularly in Saudi Arabia and UAE.Golden-brown,medium-sized,firm,and caramel-like flavor.

Barhi Dates

Barhi Dates are cultivated in several regions around the world including the Middle East,North Africa,and California. Round, small to medium in size, with a soft, creamy texture and a very sweet taste.

Chinese Dates

Chinese Dates also known as jujube,originated from China.Chinese dates are n round, small, and have a reddish-brown skin that wrinkles.They have a sweet,somewhat sour taste.

Dayri Dates

Dayri Dates are primarily grown in the Middle East particularly in countries like Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Dayri dates are big, long,dark brown to black, and have a rich, caramel-like taste.

Deglet Noor Dates

The Deglet Noor Dates are primarily cultivated in Tunisia. Medium sized elongated with a delicate,more sweet flavor and a smooth,translucent, amber-colored skin.

Fardh Dates

Fardh Dates are primarily grown in Saudi Arabia. Medium to large,elongated, with a rich,sweet flavor with hints of caramel and a smooth, glossy skin.

Halawi Dates

Halawi Dates are native to Iraq but also grown in Middle East.Rectangular, small to medium in size,dark brown in color,and soft and chewy.

Harmony Dates

Harmony Dates are cultivated from Saudi Arabia and also grown in California. oval shaped,medium in size,dark brown in color, and highly nutrations.

Hayani Dates

Hayani Dates hails from Saudi Arabia.Golden-brown, medium-sized,cylindrical, and rich,caramel-like in flavor.

Indian Dates

Indian Dates known as Khajur Dates and they comes from India.Indian dates are small to medium-sized,dark brown to black, chewy,and have a sweet,somewhat acidic flavor.

Iteema Dates

Iteema Dates hails from UAE.Iteema Dates are small to medium-sized, reddish brown,soft,and moist,with a very sweet flavor.

Kalmi Dates

Kalmi Dates are primarily grown in Middle East. large, dark amber to dark brown, juicy, soft, and sweet with a succulent, sweet taste.

Kenta Dates

Kenta Dates are a type of date that originated in Saudi Arabia. Dark brown to black, small to medium in size, soft and wrinkled, with a unique sweet taste.

Khadrawi Dates

Khadrawi Dates also known as Khadrawy Al-Khudri, or Khadrawy Al-Qassim that hails from Saudi Arabia Delicious, caramel-like, oval-shaped, medium-sized, and light to dark brown in color.

Khajoor Dates

Khajoor Dates are known as Khajur or Kharjura Dates, are native to the Middle East. They come in a variety of shapes and sizes, with wrinkled skins and chewy, sweet flesh.

Mabroom Dates

Mabroom Dates are native to the UAE. Mabroom dates are rectangular, medium to big reddish-brown, and have firm but sensitive flesh.

Maktoom Dates

Maktoom Dates are grown in Saudi Arabia. Dark brown to black, medium to large, velvety to the touch and rich and sweet ,these dates are known as "Maktoom Dates."

Mazafati Dates

Mazafati Dates came from the city of Bam in Iran, but its cultivated has further around the Middle East. Dark brown, medium in size, and tasting of chocolate and caramel.

Medjool dates

Medjool Dates are native to Morocco and cultivated in the Middle East. Medjool dates are large plump, oval-shaped, and have a rich ,sweet flavor, and deep amber-brown in color.

Migraf Dates

Migraf Dates are primarily cultivated in Algeria .It was medium-sized, dark brown to black, and had a smooth, juicy texture with a sweet, delicious flavor.

Persian Dates

Persian Dates are a popular type that originated in Iran(formerly known as Persia).Medium-sized, rich, tender, moist, dark brown to black, and most melt-in-your-mouth quality.

RABBI DATES

The rabbi date is native to Iran, and is one of the oldest known date varieties.

SAFAWI DATES

Safawi dates are primarily grown in Saudi Arabia.

SAYER DATES

These dates are native to the Middle East, but we aren’t quite sure where, probably Iran

SUKKARI DATES

The Sukkari date is also known as the Sugar Date, and is sometimes spelled Sukkary or Sukari. Sukkur translates to sugar from Arabic. They are of Saudi Arabian origin, and are large, oval-shaped dates with a golden-brown color.

THOORY DATES

The Thoory Date is also known as the Bread Date due to its hard dry skin. This date is native to Iraq, and is a medium-sized date with a deep brown to black color.

ZAHIDI DATES

Zahidi Dates are native to Iran but are now cultivated in several countries across the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia and Iraq.

Piarom Dates

Mainly farmed in the Hormozgan province in Iran,these dates are also known as Maryami or Marayami dates.