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Worldwide production of date fruit has increased almost threefold over the last 40 years, reaching 7.68 million tons in 2010. Date fruit can provide many essential nutrients and potential health benefits to the consumer. Date fr …
Date fruit: chemical composition, nutritional and medicinal values, products.
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Date fruit has served as a staple food in the Arab world for centuries. Worldwide production of date fruit has increased almost threefold over the last 40 years, reaching 7.68 million tons in 2010. Date fruit can provide many essential nutrients and potential health benefits to the consumer. Date fruit goes through four ripening stages named kimri, khalal, rutab and tamer. The main chemical components of date fruit include carbohydrates, dietary fibre, enzymes, protein, fat, minerals, vitamins, phenolic acids and carotenoids. The chemical composition of date fruit varies according to ripening stage, cultivar, growing environment, postharvest conditions, etc. The nutritional and medicinal activities of date fruit are related to its chemical composition. Many studies have shown that date fruit has antioxidant, antimutagenic, anti-inflammatory, gastroprotective, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, anticancer and immunostimulant activities. Various date fruit-based products such as date syrup, date paste, date juice and their derived products are available. Date by-products can be used as raw materials for the production of value-added products such as organic acids, exopolysaccharides, antibiotics, date-flavoured probiotic-fermented dairy produce, bakery yeasts, etc. In this paper the chemical composition and nutritional and medicinal values of date fruit as well as date fruit-based products are reviewed. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry. Publication types. Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. MeSH terms. Arecaceae / chemistry* Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. Fruit / chemistry* Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. Nutritive Value* Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. Phytotherapy* Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. Plant Preparations / pharmacology* Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. Plant Preparations / therapeutic use. Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. Substances. Plant Preparations. Search in PubMed Search in MeSH Add to Search. LinkOut - more resources. Full Text Sources. Other Literature Sources. Medical. Full text links [x] NCBI Literature Resources. The PubMed wordmark and PubMed logo are registered trademarks of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Unauthorized use of these marks is strictly prohibited.
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