How do we know this? Date stones are regularly found during archaeological digs in North Africa and the Arabian Gulf, where the fruit has formed part of the regular diet for thousands of years.

"Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as date palm, is a flowering plant species in the palm family, Arecaceae, cultivated for ...

Include dates in your diet to keep yourself healthy and fit in this season. This dry fruit is called the winter fruit because ...

Dates are a sweet and fleshy dry fruit of the date palm tree. They are either sold as fresh fruit or dried fruit which are ...

The Co-op is to remove best before dates from many fruit and vegetables in a bid to reduce food waste. The company said taking the dates off its fresh produce would help shoppers save money and ...

As dates are harvested in late autumn and early winter, this is when the best selection is available in the shops and they’re more likely to be fresh. There are hundreds of varieties ...

Marks & Spencer is taking "best before" dates off more than 300 fruit and vegetable items to tackle food waste. They will be replaced by a code that M&S staff can use to check freshness and quality.