The Medjool<!--there is an established English usage here, and consensus to follow that, so please do not attempt to change it unilaterally, many thanks--> date ( - tamar al-majhūl. Tamar means 'date' and majhūl means 'unknown', from جَهِلَ jahila, 'to not know') also known as Medjoul, Mejhoul or Majhool, is a large, sweet cultivated variety of date (Phoenix dactylifera). It is an important commercial variety constituting some 25% of worldwide trade in dates.
Landrace
The Medjool cultivar originates from the Tafilalt region of Morocco, where it is still grown. Outside Morocco, it is grown in the United States, Israel, Palestine, Iran, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Jordan. The variety is planted both for its fruit and for landscaping.
The medjool is a distinct landrace, described as producing "large soft fruit, with orange-yellowish flesh, and a mildly rich and pleasing flavor". Being large, soft, and with a "caramel, honey" flavor, the variety has been called "the king of dates".
Constituents
Medjool dates are high in oxalates (18–233 mg/100 g dry weight).
Out of the over 3000 Sucrose tastes sweeter than glucose but less sweet than fructose; the mix is less sweet than pure fructose, but still is somewhat sweeter than sucrose.
[[File:Medjool dates as luxury item.jpg|thumb|Large Medjool dates are sold as a luxury product. In 2024, Medjool constituted 25% of the world export market for dates.