Phytotherapeutic potential and pharmaceutical impact of Phoenix dactylifera (date palm): current research and future prospects

Qadir, Abdul; Shakeel, Faiyaz; Ali, Athar; Faiyazuddin, Md.

doi:10.1007/s13197-019-04096-8

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“…Its cultivation has widely expanded in recent years due to its great capacity to adapt to harsh environmental conditions, such as drought, salinity, and hot environments . [1] Date palm fruits, leaves, pits, and pollen have been used for food and in pharmaceutical applications because of their high amounts of carbohydrates, dietary fibers, vitamins, minerals, anthocyanins, phenolics, sterols, carotenoids, procyanidins, and flavonoids . [2,3] Thus, the consumption of date fruits and their products has been recommended by several nutritionists and health workers to overcome several health problems and nutritional disorders .…”

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Physicochemical properties, nutritional value, and sensory attributes of a nectar developed using date palm puree and spirulina

Aljobair

Albaridi

Al-Kuraieef

et al. 2021

International Journal of Food Properties

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The aim was to develop nutritious drinks using date nectar with the two most popular Saudi date cultivars (Khalas and Sukkari) and spirulina at different substitution rates. The date puree was prepared with different concentrations of pectin enzymes. The approximate composition, microbiological quality, sugars, vitamins, and minerals of date puree and spirulina, as well as the contaminants, physical properties, fatty acids, and phytopigments of spirulina were evaluated. Chemical composition and sensory properties of the developed date drinks were also assessed. The results showed that spirulina is safe, free from contaminants and heavy metals, and appeared to contain appreciable amounts of essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, and phytopigments. The microbiological loads of date puree and spirulina were very low, and there were no pathogenic microbes were found. Spirulina contained higher amounts of total solids, ash, protein, minerals, fiber, fat, and vitamins, than date puree, indicating its suitability as a rich source of nutrients for food fortification. In both date types, treatment of puree with 400 ppm enzyme yielded nectar with higher scores in all sensory attributes, indicating that this is a suitable concentration to yield acceptable juice amounts. The substitution of date nectar with 10% spirulina gave the highest scores for sensory attributes; consequently, this concentration was used for the formulation of functional nectar from date nectar and spirulina. Incorporation of 10% spirulina in date nectars showed a significant increase in the contents of total solids, protein, essential amino acids, ash, fat, sugars, carotenoids, and chlorophyll in the date nectars, thereby improving its nutritional and health properties.

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Physicochemical properties, nutritional value, and sensory attributes of a nectar developed using date palm puree and spirulina

Aljobair

Albaridi

Al-Kuraieef

et al. 2021

International Journal of Food Properties

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“…Date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is a major fruit tree in most of the Arabian Peninsula and it is considered one of the most important commercial crops [1,2]. Date fruit is a highly nutritious food product that is rich in simple sugars such as glucose and fructose (65-80%).…”

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“…Indeed, the increasing assessment on date fruits is a matter of interest due to their bioactivities that rely mainly on the extracted bioactive compounds [4,13]. This is influenced by the ripening stage and the extraction conditions, including the extraction solvent, the extraction method and the ratio of sample:solvent [2,14]. In this context, the highest levels of total phenolic and condensed tannins contents were found in methanol:water 80:20 v/v date fruit extracts, while the highest total flavonoid contents and antioxidant activities were found in acetone:water 70:30 v/v [4].…”

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Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolic and Sugar Profiles of Date Fruits Extracts from Six Different Algerian Cultivars as Influenced by Ripening Stages and Extraction Systems

Tassoult

Katı

Fernández-Prior

et al. 2021

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The study investigated the phenols, sugar and the antioxidant capacities of date fruit extracts obtained by organic solvents and by hydrothermal treatment from six different Algerian cultivars at two ripening stages for the first time. The analyzed cultivars exhibited potent antioxidant properties (ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2'-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) scavenging capacities) and different phenols regardless of the solvents and the maturity stages. About 18 phenols were identified and quantified, mainly in the hydrothermal extracts. The earlier stages were characterized by high amounts of o-coumaric acid, cinnamic acid and luteolin, with a noticeable absence of quercetin. The tamr stage presented the highest sugar content (78.15–86.85 mg/100 mg dry weight (DW)) with an abundance of glucose. Galactose was present only in some cultivars from the kimri stage (tamjouhert). Uronic acids were mostly detected at the tamr stage (4.02–8.82 mg gallic acid equivalent/100 mg dried weight). The obtained results highlight the potential of using date fruit extracts as natural antioxidants, especially at industrial scales that tend use hydrothermal extraction.

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“…Phoenix Dactylifera (date palm) belongs to the palm (Arecaceae) family, and its fruit has been used in Iranian, ancient Rome, ancient Egyptian, Chinese, and Greek traditional medicine to increase sexual potency and pleasure in men and women and reduce menopausal symptoms in women (Qadir et al., 2020 ). This plant contains essential elements such as cobalt, copper, fluorine, magnesium, manganese, selenium, and zinc and also vitamins (A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, E, and K) and shows beneficial effects in improving female fertility.…”

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Female infertility and herbal medicine: An overview of the new findings

Akbaribazm

Goodarzi

Rahimi

2021

Food Science & Nutrition

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Phytotherapeutic potential and pharmaceutical impact of Phoenix dactylifera (date palm): current research and future prospects

Cited by 40 publications

References 57 publications

Physicochemical properties, nutritional value, and sensory attributes of a nectar developed using date palm puree and spirulina

Physicochemical properties, nutritional value, and sensory attributes of a nectar developed using date palm puree and spirulina

Antioxidant Capacity and Phenolic and Sugar Profiles of Date Fruits Extracts from Six Different Algerian Cultivars as Influenced by Ripening Stages and Extraction Systems

Female infertility and herbal medicine: An overview of the new findings

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