Woodland Foods » Dates - Medjool (with pits)
Dates - Medjool (with pits)
Dates (Phoenix Dacrylifera) have long been a common food item in the Middle East, where they originated as a cultivated crop over 5000 years ago. Today dates are also grown in the U.S.; they were introduced to California by Spanish missionaries in the 1700's. Dates contain no cholesterol and they are a good source of fiber. Our Dates are jumbo size Dates, there are 16-19 Dates per pound. The usual availability of jumbo Dates is September-January. No sulfites. Medjool Dates are Sun dried.