DFV dryfruitvala Chuara Red (Dry Dates) 400g x 3 Dry Dates  (3 x 400 g)

Dates are the berry fruits of the date palm of the palm family which may reach up to 25 m in height. The date palm is one of the oldest cultivated plants and is probably native to the area. The date palm is dioecious, and only a few male palms are kept; the female trees are pollinated by hanging pollen-impregnated cotton cloths over the female inflorescences, which then develop up to 200 dates per fruit spike. The single-seeded oval berry fruit, approximately the size of a plum, is golden yellow to brownish red in color and has soft flesh and an inedible stone. The water content of dates is reduced to 20% by natural or artificial drying. The latter process is preceded by immersion in boiling sodium hydroxide solution. Sometimes the stones, which constitute 15% of the fruit, are left in, resulting in dates with an attractive rounded appearance; the dates may on the other hand be stoned, but then have a sunken appearance.