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Organic Dates

Low concern

Dates are a whole fruit but very high in natural sugars (~66-75% by weight) and count toward free sugars when used as sweetener concentrate. Provide fiber, potassium, and antioxidants.

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465 products

What it is

Fruit of the date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) grown under organic standards.

Whole-fruit sweetener, snack, baking ingredient.

Why it's flagged

What regulators actually say

"Dates, medjool - nutrient profile contains 66.5g sugar per 100g, dietary fiber, potassium."

"Free sugars include monosaccharides and disaccharides added to foods... and sugars naturally present in honey, syrups, fruit juices and fruit juice concentrates."

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Whole food; organic certification under USDA NOP

European Union — EFSA

Whole food; organic per EU Regulation 2018/848

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