Date fruit is the product of a full-grown date palm, or Phoenix dactylifera, a tree native to Northern Africa and the Middle East.

 The species name dactylifera "date-bearing" comes from Ancient Greek dáktulos word for "finger”, because of the fruit's elongated shape, and the stem of the Latin verb ferō "I bear".

Dates have been a staple food of the Middle East for thousands of years. They are believed to have originated around the Persian Gulf, and have been cultivated since ancient times possibly as early as 4000 BCE.

According to many different studies, "dates may be considered an almost ideal food, providing a wide range of essential nutrients and potential health benefits." Dates are a very good source of dietary potassium. The sugar content of ripe dates is about 80%; the remainder consists of protein, fiber, and trace elements including boron, cobalt, copper, fluorine, magnesium, manganese, selenium, and zinc.

 A 100 gram portion of fresh dates is a source of vitamin C and supplies 230 kcal (960 kJ) of energy.

 In Islamic countries, dates and yogurt or milk are a traditional first meal when the sun sets during Ramadan. Dates are frequently served as appetizers at Middle Eastern meals.

(The date fruit grows in heavy clusters suspended under the leaves, and they are yellow in the early ripening stage, or kimri, the Arabic word for unripe. Some consumers enjoy date fruit in the next stage, khalal, meaning full sized but crunchy, while others wait for dates to reach rutab, ripe and soft. When the date fruit is exposed to sunlight it gets dry and is considered to be in the final tamr stage of ripening.)

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Dates are made into a paste which can be combined with walnuts, pistachio, almond or cocoa with several kinds of spices. It Can be turned into candies and it is ready to be served especially as appetizers.

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