Date Palm or Khajoor, is a oval-cylindrical shaped, 3-7 m in length, small sized about 2-3 cm in diameter, the colour varies from bright yellow to brown when ripe, depending on the variety. The fruits are generally consumed in dried condition is hence considered as a dried fruit also. Consumption of this fruit is known to be beneficial to the human body in various ways, as practiced traditionally and also due to various reported evidences. The fruit extract has been reported to exhibit some health beneficial activities such as antioxidant activity, anticancer activity, anti-inflammatory activity and so on. The fruit extract has properties which is seen to induce the immunomodulatory marker TNF-alpha in the body uplifting the effect of Anti-inflammatory activity. Again, in antioxidant activity analysis assays conducted for the fruit extract and in many reported observations it was seen that the fruit extract inhibits the superoxide ions and other free radicals that might be present in the body. We can say that date palm is a very nutritious fruit and can help build our immune system if consumed in a systematic manner.

Mode of Consumption: Mostly consumed Raw, Used to prepare Juice, Jam, Pickles Dried fruits etc