Dates

Organic
Tunisia

Weight

3 kg

5 kg

EUR 52 3 kg

EUR 17.33 / 1 kg

including VAT plus Shipping

Tunisian dates from the new harvest. Immediately after being harvested, the palm fruits of the Deglet Nour variety are sent to South Organic, a company in Kebili which gebana helped to start. The employees sort out and package the best dates so that you can receive the juiciest ones. The fruits are supplied to us in clusters. That means that they aren’t pitted, but they will stay fresh and juicy longer.

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Use & preparation

Dates also work well in savoury dishes, like this Carrot Salad.
Ideal for use as a sweetener when baking – as home-made date syrup, for example: To make 200 g of syrup, combine 120 g of pitted dates and 80 g water. Leave to soak for at least 4 hours, or overnight. Drain the dates, reserving just a splash of water and blend until smooth. Read more here.

Storage & shelf life

Dates have a high moisture content and must be stored in a cool place. Do not keep them in airtight containers, otherwise they may begin to ferment. Store them in the refrigerator, in the cellar or outside, protected from frost. If the dates have dried out slightly over time, they will be preserved due to their naturally high sugar content. Our dates will keep for up to a year without any problems and will become drier and harder over time.

Product details

Nutrition table per 100g
Energy	1335kJ/319kcal
Fat	0 g
thereof saturated fatty acids	0 g
Carbohydrates	73 g
thereof sugar	73 g
Protein	2 g
Salt	0.03 g

Sustainability and supply chain

Producers

Grown by 191 family farmers on an average of 1 ha in the region around Kebili in Tunisia.

Cultivation

Organic, irrigated fields, harvested by hand.

Processing

Manually sorted, shipped immediately after harvest.

Purchasing & Logistics

Purchasing from cooperatives and family farmers straight from the farm since 2003.
Transport: by lorry from Kebili to Radès, by ship to Genoa, by lorry to Switzerland/Germany.

ZIED FRIEJA

FARMER FROM HAZOUA, TUNISIA

Organic farming is good for our health and good for my income.

Zied Frieja comes from a family with eight children. He takes care of the plot that belongs to his father, Mohamed. He grows dates for export and citrus fruits for the local market on a single hectare. "I'm not a farmer by choice – it's an obligation. There are no other jobs here," he says. Still, Frieja loves everything about his job. "A plot of land can feed an entire family. If there is a problem on the plot, it affects the whole family."

Background

A bad situation becomes an opportunity for nature

In 2022, date production in Tunisia went through a major crisis. The reasons were complex, ranging from climate change to panicked farmers using pesticides. But there is a happy ending for nature.