What is date sugar?

Date sugar, the main components of dates are simple carbohydrates such as glucose and fructose. When these materials are placed in certain environmental conditions, they undergo physical changes and start to crystallize. The material obtained from this process is known as date sugar. Date sugar has an appearance similar to sugar and usually occurs on the surface of dates.
The main reason for sugaring of Mazafati dates is the natural juice that is produced from Mazafati dates.
It is necessary to explain that the date sugar does not mean that the date is spoiled because if you expose the date to heat again, this sugar turns into date juice.
Date sugar is more in products that have thicker juice. The more nectar and juice a date has on itself and inside the packaging container, the more likely it is to become sugary.
Like Mazafati Bam dates, due to its high weight (each box is between 700 and 750 grams), it is very fleshy and contains a lot of juice. And it is the favorite date of Iranian people
The only way and the best way to keep dates fresh is to keep them in the refrigerator between 0 and 5 degrees.
The best way to remove date sugar is to heat the date. For this, just put the date set in a container and then put it in another container. Pour some water into the outer container and close the pot and put it on low heat. until the date sugar dissolves slowly with steam. Under no circumstances should you allow the water in the second container to mix with the dates.

Final word

Date canker is a natural problem that can happen to dates. Don't worry about this at all. And it can be easily removed. It is enough to put it in the right conditions to prevent sugaring.