Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Dates

10 of the top 10 dates products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The dates with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 258 dates with complete data.

1

Big red jujube

JONNIC-FOOD · 454g

a NOVA 1 282 kcal 8 g sugar 2.1 g protein 0.6 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
2

Organic dates

· 8 oz

a NOVA 1 131 kcal 29 g sugar 1 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
3

UAE by

Date Crown · 500g

c NOVA 1 325 kcal 66.4 g sugar 4.4 g protein 0.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
4

Dattes

Marque Repère · 500 g

c NOVA 1 293 kcal 66 g sugar 2.1 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
5

Dattes Deglet Nour Branchées

Les jardins de laylah · 1 kg

c NOVA 1 300 kcal 63 g sugar 2.2 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
6

Dattes Deglet Nour, Maitre Prunille

DOMINO · 250 g

c NOVA 1 295 kcal 68 g sugar 3.3 g protein 0.2 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
7

Dattes

Delicia · 200g

c NOVA 1 298 kcal 63 g sugar 2.5 g protein 0.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
8

Datteln

Aldi · 200g

c NOVA 1 297 kcal 63 g sugar 2.4 g protein 0.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
9

Chopped dates

Whitworths · 250g

c NOVA 1 317 kcal 63 g sugar 2.6 g protein 0.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian
10

Mehadrin Medjool Dates

Mehadrin

c NOVA 1 287 kcal 64.7 g sugar 1.8 g protein 0.3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published dates on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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