Sukkari dates
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What is Sukkari?
Sukkari is a date palm variety of Qassim. It became known in a palm grove of the Al Jumah family in Khab Huwailan, west of Buraydah, and its old name was “Sukkariyat Al Jumah”. (SPA)
Sukkari palms are about 65% of the palms in the Qassim region. Qassim leads the regions: 10.87 million palms in 2024. (SPA)
Its look: Oblong oval. Yellow as busr, yellowish brown as rutab, brown as tamr. (SPA)
How it compares with the other varieties is in Types of Saudi dates and Sukkari vs Ajwa, Khalas and Medjool.
Sukkari Mufattal and Sukkari Galaxy
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. Mufattal is the shape we sort our Sukkari by.
Galaxy: We sell it by the kilo in its grades from Everyday to Rare, in limited quantity. The Royal is glossy fruit the colour of dark amber.
How they differ in shape, colour and price, side by side, is in Sukkari Mufattal and Galaxy: the difference.
The grades: 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.
| Grade | The fruit | For |
|---|---|---|
| Royal | The largest fruit, fully twisted, perfectly even colour | A special guest and gifting |
| Premium | Full, even size, evenly twisted, light amber colour, skin holding to the flesh | The majlis, guests and gifting |
| Everyday | Small or broken fruit, the full taste, irregular in shape | Cooking, sweets and juices |
The sorting, step by step, is on the grades page.
Which Sukkari should you choose?
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.
For a ready gift: Luxury Gifts; for a gathering: the date trays.
Sukkari available today
The prices here come from the shop itself, all of them in one table in Sukkari date prices.
How to keep Sukkari
Somewhere cool and dry, away from the sun, or in the fridge if the weather is hot — so they stay soft for longer. They do not need freezing. If sugar forms grains on the surface, that is the date's own sugar crystallising, not a flaw and not spoilage.
More in How to store dates.
Where to buy Sukkari dates in Jeddah
All our dates are from the 1448 harvest, from our farms in Qassim. They reach our stores in Jeddah every day, where we keep them chilled with care, and they reach you on the day you confirm your order.
Inside Jeddah it is SAR 30, and free for orders from SAR 299. It reaches you on the day you confirm your order, chilled, from our stores in Jeddah. Outside Jeddah we ship to every city in the Kingdom, the Gulf and the world: you choose the shipping company and see its price and time on our Zid store before you pay.
The Golden Guarantee: Taste it at the door. Don't like it? Send it back, and pay nothing. For orders inside Jeddah, paid on delivery.
Questions people ask
Where does Sukkari come from?
Qassim. It became known in a palm grove of the Al Jumah family in Khab Huwailan, west of Buraydah, and its old name was “Sukkariyat Al Jumah”.
What does Sukkari Mufattal mean?
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. Mufattal is the shape we sort our Sukkari by.
What is the difference between Royal and Premium Sukkari?
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.
Which grade of Sukkari should I choose?
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.
How do I store Sukkari dates?
Somewhere cool and dry, away from the sun, or in the fridge if the weather is hot — so they stay soft for longer. They do not need freezing. If sugar forms grains on the surface, that is the date's own sugar crystallising, not a flaw and not spoilage.
Do you deliver Sukkari within Jeddah?
Inside Jeddah it is SAR 30, and free for orders from SAR 299. It reaches you on the day you confirm your order, chilled, from our stores in Jeddah. Outside Jeddah we ship to every city in the Kingdom, the Gulf and the world: you choose the shipping company and see its price and time on our Zid store before you pay.
Read next
- Sukkari Mufattal and Galaxy: the differenceShape, colour, grades and price, side by side.
- Sukkari date pricesThe price per kilo and per carton for each grade, from the shop itself, as of today.
- Calories in datesHow many calories in one date and how much natural sugar, variety by variety, each number with its source.
- Medjool datesWhere it comes from and where it grows in Saudi Arabia, its look and size, and our prices by the kilo and the carton.
- Madinah Ajwa datesWhere it comes from, its look and colour, our grades and prices, and what is narrated about it, word for word with its reference.
- Types of Saudi datesEleven varieties: where each grows, how it looks, what it is known for, each fact with its source.
- Sukkari vs Ajwa, Khalas and MedjoolFour varieties from four regions, their shapes and colours, in one table.
- Luxury dates and Royal datesWhat “Premium” and “Royal” mean here, by four written criteria, and where to find Royal.
- Dates as gifts from JeddahFor a visit or an occasion, and for visitors to Jeddah looking for a Saudi gift to take home: the boxes, the tins and their prices.
- Shipping Saudi dates to the Gulf and worldwideHow to order our dates from any city in Saudi Arabia, from the UAE, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and Oman, and from Egypt, Jordan and the rest of the world: the shipping companies and their times.
- Date trays for gatherings and occasionsServing trays in three sizes and three grades, and dates for giveaways at events and organisations.
- Ramadan datesFor the iftar table by the kilo and the carton, Ramadan gifts, gathering trays, and giveaways for events and organisations.
- Date sweetsChocolate-covered dates, almond Ghraiba and Kleija: what is in them, how they are served, and what they cost.
- How to store datesWhere to keep Sukkari Mufattal, when to use the fridge, and why it does not need freezing.
