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| Product | Ingredients | Flags | Natural | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medjoul Dates | Fair-trade Palestinian Medjoul dates from Jericho and the Jordan Valley (single-ingredient whole fruit; no additives listed). | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Olive Oil (organic extra virgin / virgin) | Cold-pressed Palestinian Nabali olive oil (organic extra virgin, organic virgin, extra virgin and virgin grades). Single ingredient: olives. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Olive Paste | Green olives salt-brine cured (~10% salt solution), then ground and mixed with olive oil and flavours such as thyme, nuts or chilli; pasteurised. Composition per stated process: green olives, salt, olive oil, thyme/nuts/chilli. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Dried Tomatoes | Salted sun-dried 'palm' tomatoes. Composition: tomatoes, salt. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Almonds (Om el Fahem) | Raw natural Palestinian Om el Fahem almonds (single-ingredient whole nut). | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Couscous (Maftoul) | Traditional handmade couscous rolled from Palestinian wheat. Composition: wheat. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Thyme (Za'tar) | Thyme mixed with different kinds of spices, salt and olive oil (per product description). | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Roasted Green Wheat (Freekeh) | Roasted young green wheat grains (single ingredient; free from chemicals per description). | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
Harvested / grown in Jericho & Jordan Valley, Palestine
Yes. Al Reef Fair Trade is certified organic (Organic (EU / Bio Suisse / USDA NOP); WFTO Fair Trade member (PARC))
Yes. Al Reef Fair Trade is a whole, single-ingredient dried fruit with nothing added.
Al Reef Fair Trade is single-origin from Jericho & Jordan Valley, Palestine.
Al Reef Fair Trade publishes its sourcing. Fair Trade certified.
Medjoul dates come from small-scale Palestinian farmers in Jericho/Jordan Valley; company holds organic certificates for EU, Bio Suisse and NOP and is a WFTO fair-trade member (owned by PARC); single-ingredient, no added sugar/sulphur.
Organic (EU / Bio Suisse / USDA NOP); WFTO Fair Trade member (PARC)
Ships to Middle East; EU (via Oxfam Fair Trade and distributors).
Al Reef Fair Trade is one of the genuinely organic, traceable dried fruit options, the main reason to choose it over commodity products.
