Medjool
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The majhūl date (Arabic: تمر المجهول - tamar al-majhūl. Tamar means 'date' and majhūl means 'unknown', from جَهِلَ, 'to not know')[1] also known as medjool, medjoul, or majhool, is a large, sweet cultivated variety of date (Phoenix dactylifera) originally grown in the Tafilalt region of Morocco,[2] but is currently also grown in the United States,[3] Israel,[4] Palestine,[5] Iran, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and Jordan. The variety is planted both for its fruit and for landscaping.[6][7] The medjool is a distinct landrace, described as producing "large soft fruit, with orange-yellowish flesh, and a mildly rich and pleasing flavor".[8] Israel currently holds more than 60 percent of the global mejhoul market share, making it the largest exporter of mejhoul dates in the world.[9]
Medjool dates are high in oxalates (18.47–233.35 mg/100 g DW).[10] The name medjool, meaning 'to not know', comes from its once unknown origin.[11]