Kabkab Dates

The fruit is known as a date. The fruit's English name (through Old French), as well as the Latin species name dactylifera, both come from the Greek word for "finger", dáktulos, because of the fruit's elongated shape. Dates are oval-cylindrical, 3–7 cm long, and 2–3 cm (0.79–1.18 in) diameter, and when ripe, range from bright red to bright yellow in color, depending on variety. The date palm is dioeciously, having separate male and female plants. They can be easily grown from seed, but only 50 percent of seedlings will be female and hence fruit bearing, and dates from seedling plants are often smaller and of poorer quality. Most commercial plantations thus use cuttings of heavily cropping cultivars. Plants grown from cuttings will fruit 2–3 years earlier than seedling plants. Dates provide a wide range of essential nutrients, and 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. Iran has more than 70 types of dates that grown in different region in Iran such as Mozafati, Piarum, Kabkab, Farakan, Zahedi, Sayer, Shakhuni, Shavhavi, Rabbi and etc.

Piarum is one of the varieties which grows in south of Iran in the north area of Hormozgan. Palms are grown organically with no chemical treatment during the growing season. The washing stage is completely performed. Fructose is the sugar found mainly in the date which undergoes metabolic processing in the liver and is known as one of the best sweeteners for diabetics to use. This date is semi dried with moisture under %15. It is dark brown in color and round in size. Shelf life at room temperature is around 18 months, under interim fumigation. Harvest Time is around mid September. The date is available in Jumbo or normal forms. Packaging: 10 KG Telescopic Carton Storage: In a cool, dry, clean and well ventilated place. Storage temperature is between 10-15 Celsius degrees, humidity below 50%