ODOD-0941

Dates (Deglet Noor / Medjool)

Available for quotation

MOQ: 500 kg
Lead time: 2–4 weeks after confirmation (typical)
Samples: Available on request

Pitted and whole dates for retail and manufacturing.

Prices depend on grade, quantity and destination; request a quotation. Country of origin is stated on the quotation and documents.

Spec sheet (PDF)

Packing sizes (choose per line in your enquiry, or specify your own): 200 g retail pack500 g retail pack1 kg pack5 kg carton10 kg carton25 kg carton

Grade	Grade A / Grade B, industrial grade for paste and filling applications
Moisture	Deglet Noor max 20%; Medjool 15-24%
Purity	min 99%
Packing options	5 kg and 10 kg cartons with food-grade inner liner; 10 kg and 12.5 kg vacuum or modified atmosphere blocks for paste and industrial use; 1 kg, 2 kg and 5 kg flow-wrapped or tray packs for retail repacking; private label and customer-specified packing available. Palletised and shrink-wrapped for FCL; export cartons for LCL consolidation.
MOQ	500 kg
Shelf life	12 months from packing in original unopened packing when stored below 20 C at 60-65% RH; refrigerated storage at 2-5 C recommended for Medjool to retain softness.
HS code	08041020
Size	Medjool: Jumbo 18-22 g, Large 15-18 g, Medium 11-15 g per piece; Deglet Noor: 90-130 pieces per kg
type	Deglet Noor (semi-dry, whole or pitted); Medjool (soft, whole)
Colour	Deglet Noor: light amber to translucent golden brown; Medjool: dark reddish brown to near black
texture	Deglet Noor semi-dry and firm; Medjool soft and fleshy
Admixture	max 1% (foreign matter max 0.1%)
Aflatoxin	total max 10 ppb, B1 max 4 ppb (EU limits available on request)
microbiology	TPC max 10,000 cfu/g; yeast and mould max 1,000 cfu/g; E. coli and Salmonella absent
packing form	whole with pit, pitted whole, chopped, diced, or date paste
total sugars	65-75% on dry basis
pit fragments	pitted grades: max 1 piece per kg
sulphur dioxide	untreated, no added SO2 (treated grades available on request)
insect infestation	nil, fumigated or heat treated before packing
pesticide residues	within EU MRL limits on request
added preservatives	nil unless specified
damaged and blemished	max 5% for Grade A, max 10% for Grade B
sugared or crystallised fruit	max 5%