Physicochemical characteristics of five date fruit cultivars grown in the United Arab Emirates |
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Authors: | S Al-Hooti J S Sidhu H Qabazard |
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Institution: | (1) Biotechnology Dept, Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research, P.O. Box 24885, 13109 Safat, Kuwait;(2) Palm Agro-Production Company, Kuwait |
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Abstract: | The physical measurements and chemical analyses of date fruits of five cultivars grown in the United Arab Emirates were measured
in this study. Due to differences in seed weight, the flesh accounted for 83–92% of the total fruit. At the tamr stage, the
absence of sucrose and the presence of higher concentrations of reducing sugars, especially fructose and glucose, characterized
these cultivars as the soft type. On maturation from the kimri to the tamr stage, the sugar content had increased, but other
constituents like moisture, crude protein, crude fat, ash, crude fiber, tannins, and pectin had decreased. |
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Keywords: | Date fruits Chemical composition Sugars Tannins Nutritive value |
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