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The proper name for the food known as date is a date palm and it is classified as a fruit. The fruit's place of origin is widely unknown considering date palm's long cultivation. Most assume it originated from deep in the lands of Iraq. They contain about 20-70 calories depending on size.
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∙ 9y agoThe proper name for the food known as date is a date palm and it is classified as a fruit. The fruit's place of origin is widely unknown considering date palm's long cultivation. Most assume it originated from deep in the lands of Iraq. They contain about 20-70 calories depending on size.
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∙ 10y agoA date is a fruit. It has a stone (the seed) at its centre, surrounded by soft, pul[y flesh which, if planted, would grow into a fig tree. In general terms - fruit is a seed surrounded by soft 'flesh' - nuts are seeds contained within a (usually) hard 'shell'.
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∙ 11y agoA date is a fruit not a nut. Nuts must be hard and you have to crack most nuts. While a fruit is sweet, juicy and not thick. It is more of an amorphous solid.
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