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Khalas
Khalas dates prior to harvesting
GenusPhoenix
SpeciesPhoenix dactylifera
OriginSaudi Arabia United Arab Emirates

Khalas (Arabic: خلاص) is a cultivar of the palm date that is widely grown in eastern Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the Persian Gulf region. One of the most expensive varieties of Emirati date,[1] it has brown skin.[2][3]

In the Emirates, a major producer of dates globally, researchers have converted khalas date seeds into biofuel. Some million tonnes per annum of date seeds are produced from the UAE's 40 million palms, 10 per cent of which can be extracted as oils. It has been estimated this could create up to 100,000 tonnes of oil for conversion into biofuel.[4] The UAE is the seventh major date producing country in the world, comprising 6% of the world's total date production, with Liwa in the country's western region being a major source of production.[5]

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References

  1. ^ Gulf News. "Most expensive dates in UAE and world". www.zawya.com. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  2. ^ Al-Khayri, Jameel M.; Jain, Shri Mohan; Johnson, Dennis V., eds. (2015). Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization. Vol. 2. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9707-8. ISBN 978-94-017-9706-1.
  3. ^ Al-Khayri, Jameel M.; Jain, Shri Mohan; Johnson, Dennis V., eds. (2015). Date Palm Genetic Resources and Utilization. Vol. 1. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands. doi:10.1007/978-94-017-9694-1. ISBN 978-94-017-9693-4.
  4. ^ Nasir, Sarwat (2020-12-27). "UAE researchers produce biofuel from date seeds". The National. Retrieved 2024-01-10.
  5. ^ "Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2024-01-10.


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