Sukkari Mufattal and Galaxy: the difference
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Mufattal and Galaxy side by side
| Compared | Sukkari Mufattal | Sukkari Galaxy |
|---|---|---|
| The fruit | Twisted on itself: soft flesh inside a firm skin | Glossy fruit |
| Colour | An even light amber in Premium, perfectly even in Royal | Dark amber in Galaxy Royal by the kilo; red in the Galaxy Royal tin |
| Grades | Everyday, Middle, Premium, Royal and Rare | Everyday, Premium, Royal and Rare |
| Where from | From our farms in Qassim | Not stated in our shop |
| Season | Harvest 1448, stamped on the box with the grade | Not stated in our shop |
| How it is sold | By the kilo and by the carton, in a box that keeps each date’s shape from being crushed, and in serving trays | By the kilo in a bag, in an outing box of about half a kilo, and in a tin and a box for gifting, in limited quantity |
| Price per kilo today | Royal: SAR 58, everyday price | Royal: SAR 58, everyday price |
Every line in the table is something our shop states about each of them, nothing more. The prices come from the shop itself, all of them with their sizes in Sukkari date prices.
What is Sukkari Mufattal?
Mufattal describes the shape of the date, not its variety: a date that twisted on itself as it dried, keeping a soft flesh inside a firm skin. The variety is Sukkari, and Mufattal is the shape we sort it by.
Our Mufattal comes from our farms in Qassim, the home of Sukkari. It is sorted fruit by fruit into declared grades, packed in a box that keeps each date’s shape from being crushed, and stamped with its grade and harvest year: harvest 1448. We do not buy on the open market, and we do not mix in anyone else’s harvest.
What is Sukkari Galaxy?
We sell Sukkari Galaxy in its grades: Everyday, Premium, Royal and Rare. Galaxy Royal is glossy fruit the colour of dark amber, arriving by the kilo in the Aljoud bag, with a window that shows the dates. Galaxy Premium is a full kilo in a frosted, see-through bag that closes with a zip. There is also an outing box of about half a kilo, and a tin and a box of Galaxy Royal for gifting. Galaxy Everyday is the smallest Galaxy fruit, and Galaxy Rare the largest and rarest, super jumbo, in a very limited quantity.
Its quantity is limited: it is among what reaches us in a quantity that will not come again, shown in the shop while it lasts. Our shop does not state where this Galaxy grew, its season or its taste, so we write nothing about them here.
The grades: from Everyday to Rare
The same variety, the same palms, the same day. The difference is in the shape alone: size, how even the twist is, how uniform the colour is, and how closely the skin holds the flesh. Royal meets all four at their highest, Premium meets them, and Everyday is small and broken dates for cooking. The taste is close across them all.
| Grade | The fruit | For |
|---|---|---|
| Rare | The largest and rarest fruit, super jumbo | A very limited quantity, by early order |
| Royal | Jumbo fruit, fully twisted, perfectly even colour | A special guest and gifting |
| Premium | Full, even size, evenly twisted, a light amber colour, skin holding to the flesh | The majlis, guests and gifting |
| Middle | Fruit larger than Everyday and smaller than Premium | — |
| Everyday | Small or broken fruit, the full taste, an irregular shape | Cooking, sweets and juices |
These criteria are written for sorting Mufattal. Galaxy is sold under the same grade names, and our shop has not written sorting criteria for it. How Mufattal is sorted, step by step, is on the grades page.
Sukkari Mufattal Royal and Sukkari Galaxy Royal
Mufattal Royal is jumbo fruit, fully twisted, even in colour, with only Rare above it. It is not sorted to a quantity but by what meets the standard. Today it is SAR 58 a kilo and SAR 123 for a 3 kg carton.
Galaxy Royal is glossy fruit the colour of dark amber, by the kilo in the Aljoud bag, in limited quantity. Today it is SAR 58 a kilo. It also comes as the Sukkari Galaxy Royal Tin, Galaxy Royal in its red colour in a tin the colour of the dates themselves, and the Sukkari Galaxy Royal Box, patterned with palms.
Which should you choose?
If you want to know where the dates came from, their season and their grade by written criteria, all of that is written for Mufattal and stamped on its box.
For guests and the majlis: Premium. For the very best the sorting produces: Royal, available now. For cooking, sweets and juices: Everyday, the lowest priced, available in limited quantity. The grades page shows them side by side so you can compare for yourself.
Galaxy comes in limited quantity, with an outing box to take along, and a tin and a box to give.
Questions people ask
What is the difference between Sukkari Mufattal and Galaxy?
Mufattal is a shape of the Sukkari date, not a separate variety: a date that twisted on itself as it dried and kept a soft flesh inside a firm skin. We sell it from our farms in Qassim, harvest 1448, in its grades: Everyday, Middle, Premium, Royal and Rare. Galaxy we sell in its own grades: Everyday, Premium, Royal and Rare, in limited quantity; the Royal is glossy fruit the colour of dark amber. Our shop does not state where the Galaxy grew or its season.
Is Mufattal a variety of date?
No. Mufattal describes the shape of the date, not its variety: a date that twisted on itself as it dried, keeping a soft flesh inside a firm skin. The variety is Sukkari, and Mufattal is the shape we sort it by.
What is Sukkari Mufattal Royal?
A grade of Mufattal with only Rare above it: jumbo fruit, fully twisted, even in colour. Today it is SAR 58 a kilo and SAR 123 for a 3 kg carton.
What is Sukkari Galaxy Royal?
Sukkari Galaxy in the Royal grade: glossy fruit the colour of dark amber, sold by the kilo in the Aljoud bag, in limited quantity. Today it is SAR 58 a kilo.
Where do Sukkari Mufattal and Galaxy come from?
The Mufattal is from our farms in Qassim, harvest 1448, with the grade and the harvest year stamped on the box. Our shop does not state where the Galaxy grew or its season, so we do not write either about it.
Is Sukkari Galaxy always available?
Its quantity is limited: it is among what reaches us in a quantity that will not come again, shown in the shop while it lasts and marked there once it has run out.
What is the difference between Royal, Premium and Everyday?
The same variety, the same palms, the same day. The difference is in the shape alone: size, how even the twist is, how uniform the colour is, and how closely the skin holds the flesh. Royal meets all four at their highest, Premium meets them, and Everyday is small and broken dates for cooking. The taste is close across them all.
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