loose, sun dried, in raw vegetable quality from Algeria

Ingredient: dried dates*  

 * produced from certified organic cultivationThe King of Dates!The "Deglet Nour" date is also known as King Dates, "Deglet nour" can be translated as - "Fingers of Light". The name has derived from the fact that you can see sunlight pass through the raw date and the seeds are visible.  This is also a sign of very good quality.Our dried organic (organic) dates originate from the best cultivation areas in the north-eastern Algeria, on the edge of the Biskra Oasis, the gateway to Sahara. This region is one of the best and most important regions for cultivating "Deglet nour" dates. Here the cultivation of dates is a centuries old tradition. The warm air and the moist soil lens a unique taste to the dates.Our golden to amber colored organic dates are large, broad and seedless. The skin of the date is very thin but in contrast, the flesh is extremely sweet and soft juicy to crunchy.Our high quality organic (eco) dates are natural and therefore contain no preservatives and are not treated with glucose syrup. We disinfest (disinfestation) our organic dates, so there is no loss of quality due to insects. In order to guarantee that they are 100% free from pesticides, we get all our dates inspected by an independent accredited Austrian laboratory in batches.The dates grow as fruits on so-called "Real Date Palms’’, also known as Phoenix dactylifera, an ancient cultivated crop from the Orient. Its origin dates back to the records of Mesopotamia from the ‘Old World’.The "Real Date Palms" are planted in Palm Gardens and the first dates can be harvested after 5 to 6 years, whereby the utilization period of a palm may range from 80 - 100 years. Date palms can reach a height of 15 to 20 meters, which makes it difficult to maintain and even harvest. A date collector climbs up to 10 times on each palm for harvesting! The dates again grow on the bush which is approximately 30 cm long. A date bush can weigh up to 20 kg and a date palm delivers up to 100 kg per harvest. The plucking of date bushes as well as the removal of date pits is done manually. After harvesting, the dates are roughly sorted on the field. Once brought in production storage, they are accurately sorted as per their size, color, texture and weight before washing. Finally, the dates are carefully dried in the sun (sun drying) until they have a water content of about 20% and a sugar content of approximately 65%. After drying, a quality inspection is done in view of seed removal, water content and for any possible infestation. Thus only the best dates are packed and sent to market. Date is an important food in the dry and hot countries of the Arabian region. Here they are served on table or with tea or coffe to symbolize friendship or to simply take a break and enjoy the life. They are considered very valuable, because this fruit is easily digestible and is loaded with vitamins and minerals, which provides with instant energy with its content of sugar. Thus, they are ideal as a small low fat snack for munching in between meals because they contain because it contains only 0.5 g Fat (per 100 g). It is a ‘must’ for every traveler travelling in desert and also for every diet-conscious European.Moreover, dates are very rich in fibers and at the same time provide a high antioxidant capacity of 3383 µmol TE (ORAC value). With only 7 dates (approximately 50 g) you can cover about 15 % of your daily dietary fiber requirement. There is no limitation to its use. Whether you want to enjoy it alone, or in combination with cream cheese, wrapped with bacon or stuffed with marzipan, walnuts or other nuts, you decide for yourself. Of course you can also use it in the kitchen for preparing vegeterian or meat dishes, for fish or in salad or simply roast it slightly. Dates can be found in innumerable Oriental as well as Eastern European recipes.In order to offer a comprehensive range, we also provide dried organic dates with seed, organic date paste as well as suitable organic walnuts and various organic nuts. A small foretaste of how the combination of organic dates, organic raisins, organic apricots and organic almonds would taste can be tried from our 1001 Nights Organic Super fruit Mixture, available under our own brand, the "Pearls of Samarkand" (Pearls of Samarkand).  Nutritional value:  100g approximately contains:     Calorific value: 285kcal / 1194 kJ  Protein: 2.0g  Carbohydrate: 66.0 g             From it, Sugar: 23.8 g                     Fat: 0.5 g               Fro it, saturated: 0.1 g               Fiber: 8.9 g    Sodium: 5 mg                        Cholesterol: 0 mgORAC Value:  3895 µmol TE * % recommended daily dose