Fresh - Regular Dates
"Fresh date fruit"
Fresh - Regular dates are the fresh fruit of the date palm, Phoenix dactylifera.
Also known as
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Botanical name
Phoenix dactylifera
Product Details
PLU Code
4263
4-digit conventional code
Category
Fruits
Dates › All Sizes
Origin
Arabian Peninsula, Southern Pakistan
Temperature
0°C (32°F); select humidity by maturity and cultivar
Shelf Life
Not established
Status
Approved
About Fresh - Regular Dates
The date palm belongs to the Arecaceae family. This market type is identified as fresh, rather than dried or frozen.
Nutrition Information
A verified nutrition profile matching this product identity, edible part and processing form is not established. No other food, species, maturity or processing form is substituted.
Storage & Handling
Commercial guidance is maturity-dependent. A fresh or on-branch label does not identify the ripeness stage or cultivar.
Temperature
0°C (32°F); select humidity by maturity and cultivar
Humidity
70-75% for ripe dates; 90-95% for yellow Khalal Barhee dates
Storage Notes: Yellow Khalal Barhee dates have a reported air-storage period of up to 7 weeks at 0°C and 90-95% RH. Do not apply ripe-date multi-month durations to every fresh date.
Conditional guidance
Source: UC Davis: Date produce facts.
Applies to: dates with a confirmed maturity stage and cultivar.
Confirm ripeness and cultivar before selecting humidity or storage life.
The Khalal example is specifically Barhee; it is not a protocol for every fresh-date cultivar.
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PLU Reference
4-digit codes: Conventional produce
93000-94999: Organic form of an assigned 3000-4999 code
83000 series: Future conventional assignments
84000 series: Corresponding future organic assignments
Prefix 8: Has no standalone GMO significance
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