Birhi 64 Saudi Arabia [51] Birhi 50 United Arab Emirates [47] Bo ma’an 31- 46 United Arab Emirates [47,50] Dabbas 49 United Arab Emirates [50] Dates variety GI value Original Reference Fara’d 54 United Arab Emirates [50] Khalas 55 Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates [27,50] Khudhary 58 Saudi Arabia [51] Lulu 53 United Arab Emirates [50] NabutSeif 64 Saudi Arabia [51] Nabut Sultan 51 Saudi Arabia [51] Rabiea 55 Saudi Arabia [51] Rothana 54 Saudi Arabia [51] RutabKhalas 45- 47 United Arab Emirates [28] Sukkary 47 Saudi Arabia [51] Sullaj 56 Saudi Arabia [51] Suqai 59 Saudi Arabia [51]

Table 3: The glycaemic index (GI) for some varieties of dates grown in Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates.