Mazafati dates are one of the most well-liked dates among the different kinds of Iranian delicious dates. Popularly known as  Kimia Dates and Bam dates, the date is the most delicious and earns 20% of the Iranian export resources.

The production of Mazafati found to be done in the Bam city of Kerman province. The  region has around 28,000 hectares of land devoted to the producing of  Mazafati dates, 5,000 hectares,  of which is held in reserve for the young palm trees. The dates exporter gets  paid a huge resources out of the dates.

Description

The dates are soft, fleshy and dark in color. This sweet and juicy dates are typically about 2.5-4.5cm, with comparatively high moisture substance of 32-35%. They are  eaten best when taken as fresh. Grown in Southern Iran  mainly in  Bam, Jiroft, Kahnuj, Nikshahr Saravan, Hajiabad and Iranshahr, these are fully ripened during the end of the seasons of the month of August-October. The Mazafati fully become ripe at the end of the date season.

Production : 

Mazafati dates are one major species of fresh date in Iran and have a huge annual yield. It is estimated that 120,000 tons of the Mazafati dates are harvested annually. Primarily, this variety of date is consumed in domestic markets. Because of the increased production the Iranian dates suppliers  in recent years, have been taken steps towards exporting also.

Quality may vary between a high quality date with a soft, thin texture and low quality date with a hard, dry texture.  Iran produces one million tons of date fruit annually. There are 400 other kinds of dates, of which 50 are popular in the international markets and are exported throughout the world.  Mazafati date palms can produce dates  in production about 60 years.

Nutritional content of the dates

Like other varieties,  the sort of date is full of essential nutrients, including –vitamins (A, B, C and E), iron, minerals,  potassium, manganese, protein, carbohydrates, and simple sugars.

The Seeds of Mazafati dates

Mazafati date seeds are made up of 7.7-9.7% oil, 7.17-9% moisture, 1.83-5.3% protein, 6.8-9.32% fat, 65.5% carbohydrates, 6.4-13.6% fiber and 0.89-1.57% ash. The fatty acids contained in the oil are 8% lauric, 4% myristic, 25% palmitic, 10% stearic, 45% oleic and 10% linoleic.

Furthermore, the non-drying oil substitute of the seed can be used in the dates factory  cosmetic products such as soap. Other uses of the oil are to make charcoal, make necklaces. The charcoal is used as a raw material industry to produce detergents, shampoo, soap, laundry powder etc.

Mazafati date seeds contain flavonoid and phenolic compounds with antioxidant properties.