What is Tamrat
TAMRAT, the fruits of the date palm tree are one of oldest cultivated fruits and known for their abundance of health benefits and healing powers. These fruits are high in energy and fibre and packed with essential vitamins and minerals.
Our Dates
We work directly with farmers in Saudi Arabia to source the most delicious dates we can find. Then, we ship them to our packaging facility in the UK to get them ready to be served to you at peak deliciousness. We think it’s our privilege to deliver the dates we love, by farmers we support, onto your doorstep.
Benefits of dates
Antioxidant Infused
High in fibre
Medicinal benefits
Why TAMRAT
Fresh and Premium Quality
Indulgent and rich in flavor
Essence of Tradition with Modern Twist
Frequently Asked Questions
Dates Are Sugar Dense Fruit, How Can It Be Healthy?
Dates -in its original form- differs significantly from any other form of sugar. Here's why. Our body absorbs the sugar in date a lot slower than refined sugar, thanks to its high fibre content. This results in a sustained increase in blood glucose verses a spike rise when refined sugar is consumed. Also, dates sugar requires no need for insulin to be produced and thus for the pancreas to be overworked, which makes date a healthy sweet. The high fibre structure along with high sugar content cause an instant energy boost without causing any harm to your body.
Be wary: once the original form of date is altered (for instance putting the date in a food mixer) fibre will disappear and our body will no longer distinguish the type of sugar we are consuming, hence our pancreas will be required to do some extra work. That's why "energy balls" containing dates aren't that healthy.
What Are The Potential Health Benefits of Eating Dates?
We have discovered scientific information about the health benefits and the pharmaceutical effects of date palm published in the medical journals such as Medline, SID, Pubmed and Google scholar. We found more than 15 pharmacological effects that dates and its seed can offer. Articles published about date palm tree show traits like antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-diabetic, progress of pregnancy and neurologic effects, sexual stimulator and lipid effect beside many more.
What Are The Different Types of Date And How They Differ?
There are more than 600 date varieties grown worldwide, all of which varies in taste, texture, colour and even nutrition benefits. Each date type has different character, nuance and layers of flavour. For example, Medjool dates or Mejhool - Mejhool means unknown in Arabic- has an overpowering sweetness and leave a syrupy film in the eater’s mouth. This variety is the most known type of date consumed in the UK, Europe and north America. Other popular varieties of dates are the fresh Sukkari dates, found mainly in Saudi Arabia. It is one of the most desirable types in the gulf region. Sukkari dates has a light and soft appearance with a creamy and nutty flavour, which unlike mejhool, has a subtle sweetness. There's also khudri dates, a soft and dark date that's popular among the Asian communities. The Khllas date – quintessence in English- is another variety, which is the ultimate date of Saudi Arabia. The Khllas date has a complex taste which can only be appreciated by letting the dates slowly release its flavour in your mouth. It has a mix of honey, caramel and nutty flavours infused with a rich note of toffee. Ajwa date is dark, soft and sweet and is cultivated in west Arabia. The Ajwa date variety has a great medicinal properties. It’s the most popular and expensive date fruit type and is the healthiest and the most nutritious among all other date type varieties
When To Eat Dates?
Dates are a great snack anytime of the day, morning, afternoon or evening. Dates can be ideal with your morning coffee or tea or before/after your workout.
