Date
A date is the sweet fruit of the date palm, eaten fresh or dried and used in desserts and savory dishes.
About Date
A date is the fruit of a date palm, with a single pit surrounded by soft, fibrous flesh. It is eaten whole or chopped and used in desserts, pastries, confectionery, breakfast foods, sauces, salads, and savoury dishes.
Fresh dates can be yellow, amber, or reddish and relatively firm, while dried dates are darker, wrinkled, sticky, and chewy. Their flavour ranges from honeyed and caramel-like to pleasantly fruity.
Dates are sold fresh, semi-dried, or fully dried, with varieties differing in size, softness, sweetness, and whether the pit has been removed. Drying changes the fruit’s appearance and texture, while pitting changes its ready-to-use form.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for date
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
date
تمر
tamr
datte
dátil
tâmara
dattero
Dattel
dadel
dàtil
dátil
palmira
curmală
hurma
χουρμάς
chourmás
финик
finik
фінік
finik
фурма
furma
daktyl
datle
datľa
datelj
datulja
урма
urma
urma
datolya
taateli
dattel
dattel
datelė
datulė
dad el
dad el
daddel
daddel
döðla
תמר
tamar
خرما
khormā
کھجور
khajūr
खजूर
khajūr
খেজুর
khejur
ખજૂર
khajūr
खजूर
khajūr
ਖਜੂਰ
khajūr
खजुर
khajur
பேரீச்சம்பழம்
pērīccampaḻam
ఖర్జూరం
kharjūram
ಖರ್ಜೂರ
kharjūra
ഈന്തപ്പഴം
īntappazham
රටඉඳි
raṭa ĭndi
椰枣
yēzǎo
デーツ
dētsu
대추야자 열매
daechuyaja yeolmae
kurma
kurma
tende
timir
ተምር
temir
dadel
dactylus
khajur
Romanised form
chourmás
Romanised form
kharjūra
Romanised form
dētsu
Romanised form
date (fruit)
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Date, dried
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Dates, deglet noor
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Dates, dried, flesh and skin
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Dates, dried, flesh and skin, weighed with stones
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Dates, medjool
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Dates, raw, flesh and skin
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Dates, raw, flesh and skin, weighed with stones
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Datte du désert, chair et peau, sans noyau, crue
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Datte, chair et peau, sans noyau, sèche
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DRIED DATE
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Pitted dates
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Sukkary dates
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pērīccampaḻam
Romanised form
temir
Romanised form
tamr
Romanised form
finik
Romanised form
daechuyaja yeolmae
Romanised form
khejur
Romanised form
raṭa ĭndi
Romanised form
yēzǎo
Romanised form
khajūr
Romanised form
īntappazham
Romanised form
khajūr
Romanised form
finik
Romanised form
dattel
Romanised form
furma
Romanised form
dad el
Romanised form
tamar
Romanised form
khormā
Romanised form
urma
Romanised form
khajūr
Romanised form
khajūr
Romanised form
khajūr
Romanised form
kharjūram
Romanised form
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Date nutrition & diet
Date nutritional value
Reference: Dates, raw, flesh and skin
Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.
- Calories
- 124kcal
- Protein
- 1.5g
- Carbs
- 31.3g
- Fat
- 0.1g
Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 14-083. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Match the reference to the date variety and form, such as fresh, semi-dried, or fully dried fruit, with or without the pit. Record the edible flesh after removing the pit and any stem. Chopped dates, stuffed dates, and dates cooked into recipes require separate preparation details and portion descriptions.
Compare the right form: Use a reference matching date-palm variety and fresh or dried form, with the pit and stem excluded from the edible portion.
Diet considerations
Date is a plant-derived fruit, but fresh and dried forms differ in texture, concentration, and typical portion pattern. Stuffed, candied, coated, or chocolate-covered dates may add nuts, dairy, or confectionery ingredients. Baked dishes can add cereal flours, eggs, fats, or syrups, changing compatibility.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically compatible
- VegetarianTypically compatible
- PescatarianTypically compatible
- KetoDepends on the version
- PaleoTypically compatible
- Low-carbDepends on the version
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Vegetarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Pescatarian · Typically compatible
- The plain ingredient profile is plant, fungal or mineral based. Added ingredients in a prepared product need a separate check.
- Keto · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Paleo · Typically compatible
- The plain form fits the conventional paleo food groups. Added ingredients and individual interpretations can differ.
- Low-carb · Depends on the version
- Compatibility depends on the portion and preparation. A sourced carbohydrate amount for a defined serving is not available.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Dates, raw, flesh and skin ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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