Mazafati Dates

Mazafati Dates

Mazafati dates appointed dates Bam is one of the most famous and different kinds of Iranian date fruit which is usually used as Rutab (fresh). This kind of dates because of having high moisture is not used as nuts .The dates can be considered as the most delicious kind of date fruits in the world.

Its moisture depending on harvest time and planting area is between 15% to 35% and The size of the dates is usually between 2.5 – 4.5cm and it has a very useful flesh on it. Natural soft caramel and chocolate could be a description of the taste of this delicious fruit. Our customers are amazed by the sweet and soft melting of this special dates.

The most desirable and delicious kind of Mazafati is grown in southern Iranian city of Bam. The Bam region has around 28000 Hectares of the lands under the harvest of Mazafati dates from which 5000 Hectares pertains to young palm trees and 120,000 tons of the dates is being harvested annually. The ripe Mazafati has dark purple tends to black color. The dates should be kept in refrigerator. Mazafati Dates sap is too much. To distinguish the quality of these dates ,act as if the amount of juice of the dates is higher ,the quality of those dates are also higher. High quality kind of Mazafati has a thin and soft texture and the low quality has hard and dry texture. there are no any preservatives or chemical additives are added.

Mazafati just like other kinds of dates fruit is replete with health benefits. The dates is loaded with needed daily energy and is rich in vitamin B, iron and phosphorous and has a high amount of potassium and vitamin A. Moreover, Mazafati is replete with fiber which is beneficial for those who are suffered from constipation and excess acid in the stomach and actually the date is used as laxative food. Low in fat and totally free from cholesterol, Mazafati dates are wonderful energy boosters as they include natural sugars like glucose, sucrose, and fructose and are really appropriate for health conscious men and women and are good nourishment for the muscle improvement.

Excellent to eat as they are, in addition to adding it to smoothies, for an original sauce for salad or part of the main meal.

Type : Fresh dates, moisture between 15% to 35%

Color : Dark purple to black

Length: 2.5-4.5 cm

Texture: Soft & Fleshy

Harvest: Mid September

Growing Region: Bam, Kerman, Iran

Shelf Life: 18 months

Usage : Most delicious date for direct eating

Storage condition: -5 – 0℃

About Dates

Dates are as old as the history of mankind. Dates have been basic food in the Middle East for thousands of years and it is know as “a tree of life”. It is believed to have originated throughout the Middle East and the Persian Gulf and it was cultivated in ancient Mesopotamia to prehistoric Egypt, possibly as early as 6,000 BC.

For growing date palm special climate is needed as local say: “the date palm needs its feet in the water and its head in the fire of the sky”.

The fruit grown in rich red to golden bunches that weigh up to 10kg each containing up to 200 dates. There are usually 8-12 bunches per tree and both female and male date palms flower at the end of February. The flower of the male tree is sweet and is eaten as bread in some area of Iran. That of the female is bitter, but it is only the female flower that bears fruit. Date fruit composed of three sections of chow, hard stone and cap.

Dates are naturally lowest in moisture, grown in the arid desert. While most fruits range from 75 to 95 percent moisture, fresh whole dates are less than 30 percent moisture which makes them Nature’s only naturally dried fruit. About 400 varieties of dates are cultivated in Iran but only few of them are commercially important. What separates dates from each other is the type of Weather Climate in different parts of Iran.

The date crop in Iran for all species (dried, semi-dried and fresh) during the farming year 2017-2018 was over one million tonnes. Iran shares 20 percent of the world date production and is the second largest date producer in the world.

Iran produce 200,000 tonnes of dried date, 600,000 tonnes of semi-dried or fresh-to-dry date and 200,000 tonnes of fresh date in its 180,000 hectares of palm groves mostly situated in the provinces of Kerman(21.1%), Bushehr(13.4%), Khuzestan(17.6%), Fars (12.3%), Hormozgan(21.6%), and Sistan-Beluchestan(12.2%). The most exquisite species of dates are produced in Iran. Some of the important types of Iranian date are Piarom, Sayer, Mazafati, Zahedi, Kabkab, Rotab, Rabbi, Kalooteh and Shahabi.

The state of Kerman as the main source of dates in Iran and also central location between the Fars, Hormozgan and Sistan and Baluchestan provinces allows us maximum access to all varieties of dates in Iran.

Grading of Iranian dates based on percentage of moisture:

Dried Date: It refers to a ripe date which moisture is below 15% (Zahedi dates, etc.)

Semi Dried Date: It refers to a ripe date with the moisture between 15% to 18% (Sayer, Piarom, Rabbi, dates, etc.)

Fresh Date: It refers to a ripe date with the moisture between 18% to 35% (Mazafati dates, etc.)