Fruit
Deglet Noor
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Deglet Noor (“date of the light”) is a semi-dry Algerian/Tunisian workhorse—amber, translucent when held to light, firmer and less sticky than Medjool, excellent for chopping into baking and cereal. Flavour is delicate honey rather than heavy toffee. The industrial and baking default date. Stores and ships more easily than soft Medjools. Pit and dice for cookies, granola, and stews.
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Characteristics
Preparations
Chopped BakingCookingSnackStorage Dry
Traits
Baking StandardFirmHoneySemi-DryTranslucent AmberWorkhorse
History
DZ
Deglet Noor was cultivated in Algerian and Tunisian oases as a premier semi-dry date.
US
California plantings made Deglet Noor the dominant US commercial date for decades.
Export packs of Deglet Noor filled European and American baking supply.
Medjool took fresh-eating prestige while Deglet Noor kept processing share.