Dates are delicious small fruits that are extremely sweet—in fact, they are one of the naturally sweetest fruits in the world! Its name can be directly translated in Greek as “fingers”, w… See more

Fresh dates can be found in 2 forms. The way you have most likely come across isn’t actually fresh though. The types of fresh dates are separated according to how ripe they are.… See more

Dried dates are the “final” form that these fruits will develop into. This is also called the Tamr stage and is when dates are at their driest—these are the most commonly found form … See more

Unfortunately, there isn’t a ton of research on the differences in nutrition between fresh dates and dried dates. What we can say with confidence is that dates are highly nutritious a… See more

We wouldn’t say that you can substitute unripe (Khalal) dates with any of the others. Or even other fruits for that matter. But, you can swap out ripe dates and dried dates. As we hav… See more