scholarly journals A Comparison of the Nutritional and Biochemical Quality of Date Palm Fruits Obtained Using Different Planting Techniques

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 2245
Author(s):  
Jeerawan Hinkaew ◽  
Amornrat Aursalung ◽  
Yuraporn Sahasakul ◽  
Nattapol Tangsuphoom ◽  
Uthaiwan Suttisansanee
Keyword(s):  
Cell Culture ◽  
Bioactive Compounds ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Production Costs ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Phenolic Contents ◽  
Nutritive Values ◽  
Health Promoting ◽  
Inhibitory Activities ◽  
Palm Fruits

Date palm fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is commonly consumed around the world and has recently become an economical crop in Eastern Thailand, especially the Barhi cultivar that can be consumed as fresh fruit. To maintain genetic qualities, date palm is populated through cell culture. This leads to high production costs, while access to this technique is limited. Increasing date palm population by simple seed planting is currently of interest as an alternative for local farmers. Nevertheless, information on nutritive values, bioactive compounds, and health-promoting bioactivities of seed originating from date palm fruit is unavailable. Effects of different planting origins (cell culture origin (CO) and seed origin (SO)) of date palm fruits at the Khalal stage of Barhi cultivar were investigated for nutritive values, bioactive compounds, and in vitro health-promoting properties via key enzyme inhibitions against obesity (lipase), diabetes (α-amylase, α-glucosidase, and dipeptidyl peptidase-IV), Alzheimer’s disease (cholinesterases and β-secretase), and hypertension (angiotensin-converting enzyme). Waste seeds as a by-product from date palm production were also examined regarding these properties to increase seed marketing opportunities for future food applications and other health-related products. CO and SO exhibited insignificant differences in energy, fat, and carbohydrate contents. SO had higher protein, dietary fiber, vitamin A, vitamin E, and calcium contents than CO, while CO contained higher contents of fructose, glucose and maltose. Higher phenolic contents in SO led to greater enzyme inhibitory activities than CO. Interestingly, seeds of date palm fruits mostly contained higher nutritive values than the flesh. No carotenoids were detected in seeds but higher phenolic contents resulted in greater enzyme inhibitory activities than recorded for fruit flesh. Results suggest that appropriate planting of date palm can support the development of novel date palm fruit products, leading to expansion of economic opportunities and investment in date palm fruit agriculture.

scholarly journals PENGARUH SARI KURMA TERHADAP PROLAKTIN DAN PENGELUARAN ASI PADA IBU POSTPARTUM DI BPM PIPIN HERIYANTI YOGYAKARTA TAHUN 2017

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 195-198
Author(s):  
Dwi Yulinda ◽  
Imroatul Azizah
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Group ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Breast Feeding ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Antioxidant Properties ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Feeding Rates ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Exclusive Breast Feeding ◽  
Palm Fruits

Background: Breastfeeding is exceptionally superior, giving mother and infants distinct and subtastial physical, mental, and developmental health advantages. Palm fruit has content of phytonutrients with antioxidant properties and galactagogues to help increase their milk supply in the early postpatum days. The lowest exclusive brest feeding rates in DIY is in the city of Yogyakarta. Exclusive breast feeding improves infant immunity so as to minimize the occurrence of diarrhea, constipation, fever that is caused by some allergic reactions. Objectifive: :This study aimed to analyze the relationship between date palm fruits on postpartum to prolactin and volume of breast milk Method: Research was conducted on maternal postpartum which is divided into two groups. They are the control group; and the treatment group which was given dates palm fruit. Breast milk volume and prolactin was measured at 3 day after labor. The analytical method used is Student T-test. Results: Date Palm fruits increased prolactin and volume of breast milk which was significantly on firstweek breastfeeding increase in the treatment group compared to the control group at p <0.05. Conclusion: Date Palm fruits is one of the alternatives that can be done to improve the success of exclusive breast feeding on postpartum. Key Words: Date palm fruit, postpartum, prolactin and volume of breast milk

scholarly journals Potentials and Safety of Date Palm Fruit against Diabetes: A Critical Review

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1557
Author(s):  
Md Al-Tareq Mia ◽  
Md Golam Mosaib ◽  
Md Ibrahim Khalil ◽  
Md Asiful Islam ◽  
Siew Hua Gan
Keyword(s):  
Date Palm ◽  
Antioxidant Activities ◽  
Human Study ◽  
Insulin Receptors ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Good Potential ◽  
Palm Fruits

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder triggered by disturbances in carbohydrate, protein, and lipid metabolisms, where either reduced secretion or sensitivity of insulin is observed coupled with poor glucose control. Date palm fruits are one of the fruits reported to have good potential in diabetes treatment due to its presence of polyphenols exerting strong antioxidant activities. Other possible mechanisms of action include the polyphenolic compounds, which can inhibit enzymes like α-amylase and α-glucosidase. Flavonoids in dates can stimulate β-cells by increasing the number of islets and β-cells, recovering endocrine pancreatic tissues, reducing β-cell apoptosis, activating insulin receptors following the increase in insulin secretion, in addition to improving diabetes-induced complications. In this review, the in vitro, in vivo, and human study-based evidence of date palm as an anti-diabetic fruit is summarised.

scholarly journals PENGARUH SARI KURMA PADA IBU POSTPARTUM TERHADAP BERAT BADAN BAYI DI BPM PIPIN HERIYANTI YOGYAKARTA

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-148
Author(s):  
Dwi Yulinda
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Birth Weight ◽  
Treatment Group ◽  
Breast Milk ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Milk Product ◽  
Milk Supply ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Palm Fruits

Background: Galactogogues is one of pharmaticeutical agents to support the initiation, continuation or augmentatiton of breast milk product. Natural product of galactogogues contenst such as palm fruits. So many puerpural mother prefer using natural galactogogues to help incerase their milk supply is in observing successive measurment of the infant’s naked weight. Nearly all infants lose weight for the first two to four days after birth. Postnatal weight loss on regaining birth weight are cliical parameters for monitoring an infat feeding status in the first week. Objective: This study aimed to assess the effect of date palm fruits on postpartum to infant weight Methods: Research was conducted on maternal postpartum which is divided into two groups. They are the control group; and the treatment group which was given dates palm fruit. Infant weight was measured at 7 day after birth. The analytical method used is Student T-test. Results: Date Palm fruits increased infant weight which was significantly on firstweek increase in the treatment group compared to the control group at p <0.05. Conclusion: Date Palm fruits is one of the alternatives that can be done to prevent infant lose weight. Keywords: Date palm fruit, postpartum, infant weight

scholarly journals The extent of trace metals pollution in fruit dates palm and associated soil of Zilfi Province, Saudi Arabia.

2021 ◽  
pp. 40-47
Author(s):  
Nawal M Suleman
Keyword(s):  
Trace Elements ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Agricultural Soil ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Agricultural Soils ◽  
Edible Plant ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Icp Ms ◽  
Palm Fruits

Fruits and vegetables are edible plant products that are good for health, some trace elements concentration (Cu, Hg, Mn, Ni, Pb, and V) which may be found as pollutants in fruit dates palm and agricultural soils at Zilfi Province were determined by using ICP-MS spectrophotometer. The concentrations in mg/kg of the elements under study in agricultural soil were found ranged as follows: Cu(5.8-16.6), Hg(1.4-3), Mn (55.9-506.9), Ni(3.6-48.1), Pb(7.2-184.4), V(82.6-136.5). Four samples (5,6.10 and 11) have been contaminated with lead when we compare these values with the maximum allowable limits for WHO for Pb(100mg/kg). The concentrations in mg/kg of the elements under study in date palm fruit were found, ranged as follows: Cu (1.8-5.3), Hg (0.17-1.4), Mn (2.4-12.6), Ni (0.75-7.6), Pb (1.2-24.7), and V (11.6-17.3). All date samples were found to be contaminated with Mn element except sample (5). The concentrations of Nickel and Lead in all date palm fruits samples show high contamination compared to WHO/FAO limits for these elements. There have been highly pollution of soil and dates grown in the Zilfi Province elements by lead, but the pollution by mercury is only found in dates samples.

scholarly journals Optimized Extraction and Characterization of Folates From Date Palm Fruits and Their Tracking During Fruits Wine Fermentation

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziyi Meng ◽  
Ling Yi ◽  
Qingxin Hu ◽  
Zhiyi Lin ◽  
Hosahalli S. Ramaswamy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Date Palm ◽  
Incubation Temperature ◽  
Extraction Yield ◽  
Brewer’S Yeast ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Brewer's Yeast ◽  
Fruit Wine ◽  
New Strategy ◽  
One Carbon Metabolism ◽  
Palm Fruits

Folates belong to the essential B vitamins group and participate in one-carbon metabolism. Date palm fruits (Phoenix dactilyfera L. family Arecaceae) are consumed by millions of people and are good sources of folates. To date, no detailed study has been carried out on suitable methods for folate extraction from date palm fruits. In the present study, an experimental design using response surface methodology (RSM) was used to maximize the extraction yield of folates from date palm fruits by including enzymatic depectinization. By applying this new strategy and a UHPLC-MS/MS technique for analysis, total folate and different folate vitamers of three cultivars of date palm fruits (Muzafti, Zahdi, and Rubai), brewer's yeast, and fermented date wine were analyzed. The optimized extraction conditions of folates from date palm fruits were found to be a pectinase activity of 47.7 U, an incubation temperature of 40°C, and an incubation time of 38 min, which yielded a total folate content of 191–301 μg/100 g. In brewer's yeast, the extracted total folate content was very high (4,870 μg/100 g), and, in the resulting date wine, it reached a maximum of 700 μg/L on the fifth day. The predominant folate vitamers in date fruit and fruit wine were 5-formyltetrahydrofolate (5-CHO-THF) and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate (5-CH3-THF). During date palm fruit fermentation for up to 8 days, the 5-CHO-THF content gradually decreased by 20%, while 5-CH3-THF increased linearly from day 1 to day 5 (y = 0.058 x + 0.0284, R2 = 0.9614). This study shows that date palm fruit and fruit wine are excellent sources of folate, and further study can be focused on different methods to improve folate stability during wine storage.

scholarly journals Microbiological Quality Assessment of Date Palm Fruits And Development of a Decontamination Method

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 641-649
Author(s):  
MS Kabir ◽  
MS Akter ◽  
T Hossain ◽  
MI Khalil
Keyword(s):  
Date Palm ◽  
Microbiological Quality ◽  
Quality Analysis ◽  
Plate Count ◽  
Bacterial Isolates ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Fruit Samples ◽  
Palm Fruits ◽  
Mold Count

Microbiological quality of four different cultivars (viz., Deglet Noor, Dabbas, Barni and Lulu) of date palm fruits imported into Bangladesh was evaluated. The microbiological quality analysis revealed that the date palm fruit samples are contaminated with bacteria and fungi. Among the studied samples, total aerobic plate count varied from 6.85 ×106 cfu/g to 4.14×107 cfu/g. The maximum bacterial load was observed in 'Dabbas' cultivar and lowest bacteria load was found in 'Lulu' cultivar. The total yeast and mold count ranged from 1.08×103 cfu/g to 6.94 ×104 cfu/g. The maximum yeast and mold count was found in 'Deglet Noor' cultivar whereas this count was lowest in 'Lulu' cultivar. Twenty-two bacterial isolates were randomly selected and identified based on their morphological, cultural and biochemical characteristics. Among the bacterial isolates, Providencia rettgeri was most prevalent (18.18%). The identity of one of the P. rettgeri isolates was confirmed by its 16S rRNA gene sequence comparison and subsequent molecular phylogenetic analysis. The presence of pathogenic bacteria in the imported date palm fruits indicates that they are not suitable for direct human consumption. To improve the microbiological quality of the date palm fruits, several easily available substances were tested as decontaminating agent. The study revealed that commercially available vinegar acts as an excellent decontaminating agent against date palm fruit-associated bacteria. Bangladesh J. Bot. 50(3): 641-649, 2021 (September)

Emergence of New Potential Insect Pests of Date Palm: Could Climate Change Be the Reason?

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 242-245
Author(s):  
Hamadttu A. F. El-Shafie
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Anthropogenic Activities ◽  
Economic Damage ◽  
South American ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
The Family ◽  
American Palm ◽  
Sorghum Chafer

Four insect species were reported as new potential pests of date palm in recent years. They are sorghum chafer (Pachnoda interrupta), the rose chafer (Potosia opaca), the sericine chafer beetle (Maladera insanablis), and the South American palm borer (Pysandisia archon). The first three species belong to the order Coleoptera and the family Scarabaeidae, while the fourth species is a lepidopteran of the family Castniidae. The injury as well as the economic damage caused by the four species on date palm need to be quantified. Due to climate change and anthropogenic activities, the date palm pest complex is expected to change in the future. To the author's knowledge, this article provides the first report of sorghum chafer as a pest damaging date palm fruit.

The effects of date pollinizer variety and pollination time on fruit set and yield of Medjhol date palm

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdoul Amir Rahnama ◽  
Esmaeil Rahkhodaei
Keyword(s):  
Date Palm ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Male Flower ◽  
Fruit Weight ◽  
Palm Fruit ◽  
Tropical Fruit ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Time Interaction ◽  
Female Flowers

Date palm is unisexual, being either male or female. Male and female flowers grow on buds called Spathe, which opens naturally when fully mature. It is easy to identify the male and female flowers. Under the method of manual pollination, pollen from a male flower is smeared over female flowers. The pollen variety and pollination time have important effects on date palm fruit set, yield and quality. This experiment was carried out to study the effect of date pollinizer variety and pollination time on fruit set, growth and development of Medjhol date palm variety, in date palm garden of date palm and tropical fruit research institute of Iran during three years from 2009 to 2011. The trail was randomized complete block design in factorial manner with three pollen variety as Ghaname, Vardy, and Samesmave, two pollination time as 1-3 days before or after spathe opening and four replication. The results showed that the Vardy pollen had significant effects and increased the fertility percent and fruit yield, rather than two other pollen varieties. The pollen variety had no significant effects on fruit quality as total sugar, acidity, and bricx. The pollination time before spathe opening significantly increased fertility percent, decreased fruit weight and date palm yield. Finally the pollen variety and pollination time interaction effects showed that, application of Vardy pollen from 1-3 days after spathe opening with the most production date palm yield, equal 19.9 kilogram per any date palm trees, so this treatment is the best and are recommended.

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