scholarly journals The Mineral Composition of Date Palm Fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.) under Low to High Salinity Irrigation

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (23) ◽  
pp. 7361
Author(s):  
Rania Dghaim ◽  
Zied Hammami ◽  
Rola Al Ghali ◽  
Linda Smail ◽  
Dalia Haroun
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Composition ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
High Salinity ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Environment Interaction ◽  
Salinity Levels ◽  
Palm Fruits

Adaptability to salinity varies between different varieties of date palm trees. This research aims to explore the long-term impact of different salinity irrigation levels on the mineral content of 13 date palm varieties grown in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Date varieties were grown using three irrigation water salinity levels of 5, 10 and 15 dS m−1. The mineral composition (B, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Na, P and Zn) of date palm fruits was determined using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES). High salinity levels showed no effect on the mineral content of Ajwat AlMadinah, Naghal, Barhi, Shagri, Abu Maan, Jabri, Sukkari and Rothan varieties. All date varieties remained good sources of dietary potassium, magnesium, manganese and boron even at high salinity levels. Increased salinity had no effect on the percent Daily Value (%DV) categories of most of the analyzed minerals. While no genotypes showed a general adaptation to different saline environments, Barhi, Ajwat Al Madinah, Khinizi, Maktoumi and Shagri varieties were more stable towards salinity variation. In the UAE, the genotype x saline-environment interaction was found to be high which makes it impossible to attribute the variation in mineral content to a single varietal or salinity effect.

scholarly journals Mineral content of bee pollen from Serbia / Sadržaj minerala u uzorcima pčelinjega peluda iz Srbije

2015 ◽  
Vol 66 (4) ◽  
pp. 251-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandar Ž. Kostić ◽  
Mirjana B. Pešić ◽  
Mirjana D. Mosić ◽  
Biljana P. Dojčinović ◽  
Maja M. Natić ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Composition ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Geographical Origin ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Bee Pollen ◽  
Inductively Coupled ◽  
Iron And Zinc ◽  
Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometry

In this study we analysed mineral composition of bee pollen of different plant origin collected across Serbia using inductively coupled plasma - optical emission spectrometry. The most abundant elements were potassium, calcium, and magnesium. The samples were also exceptionally rich in iron and zinc, which are very important as nutrients. Judging by our findings, mineral composition of bee pollen much more depends on the type of pollen-producing plant than on its geographical origin.

Screening of amino acid constituents from date palm fruits

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (10) ◽  
pp. 4972
Author(s):  
Lata Birlangi
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
United Arab Emirates ◽  
Nutritional Value ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Amino Acid Content ◽  
Essential Amino Acids ◽  
Cultivated Plants ◽  
Palm Fruits ◽  
Social Part

The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of mankind’s oldest cultivated plants. The fruit of the date palm is an important crop of the hot arid and semi-arid regions of the world. It has always played a genuine economic and social part in the lives of the people of these areas. The present objective in examining the amino acid content of different varieties of date palm fruits from Middle-East region; is to determine whether its protein could effectively supplement the nutritional value and it is also aimed in finding which variety is rich in number of amino acids. The phytochemical screening revealed the presence of eight essential amino acids and five non-essential amino acids in the date fruits. Among all the date fruit varieties taken as samples for the study, Dabbas cultivar of United Arab Emirates found to exhibit eight types of amino acids which includes five as non-essential ones. Total of thirteen amino acids were detected in the seven date cultivars. Determination of amino acid can serve as a guide to the possible nutritional value.

scholarly journals CAN INDUSTRIALIZATION AFFECT HEAVY METALS BIOCONCENTRATION IN DATE PALM TREE FARMS IN THE SULTANATE OF OMAN?

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (Special) ◽  
Author(s):  
Al-Shali & et al.
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metals ◽  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Date Palm ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentration ◽  
Industrial Area ◽  
Palm Tree ◽  
Sultanate Of Oman ◽  
Industrial Sites ◽  
Palm Fruits

Purpose Industrialization is leading to gradual accumulation of heavy metals in the date palm fruits and ecosystem. This paper aims at estimating the bioaccumulation of  heavy metals in soils, fruits (dates) near the industrial area of Al-Rusail in the Sultanate of Oman. There were three sites located for sampling and each with three farms except site 3 with one farm; industrial site, cement factory and control farm. The soil, water and date palm fruits were analyzed for heavy metals concentration using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer. The results of  analysis showed that the mean concentration of heavy metals in soil was in the following order: Ni> Zn > Pb > Cd. The concentration of heavy metals in the groundwater was found to be in this order Zn > Ni> Pb> Cd, and Zn> Pb > Ni > Cd in fruits. The statistical interaction of heavy metal mean concentrations indicated cadmium with the highest mean (0.007117mg/kg) in Farm 1 during the month of June at 0-30cm (mg/kg) in soil under Industrial sites. The fruit stages differ statistically with the highest concentration of zinc ranging from 0.190517 mg/Kg of khalal stage of farm 1 to the 0.03127 mg/kg of the control farm. groundwater heavy metal concentration was very low across the farms with the least (Cd at 0.0002434mg/Kg) in control site and not statistically different from other sites' farms.In general, the research indicated an increases in the heavy metal concentrations with closeness to industrial sites.

scholarly journals Pulp yield and mineral content of commercial hybrids of yellow passion fruits

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daiva Domenech Tupinambá ◽  
Ana Maria Costa ◽  
Kelly de Oliveira Cohen ◽  
Norma Santos Paes ◽  
Fábio Gelape Faleiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Scientific Literature ◽  
The Other ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Pulp Yield ◽  
Physical Parameters ◽  
Plasma Atomic Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Mineral Contents ◽  
Food Composition Tables

Physical analyses and an analysis of the mineral content were carried out by peroxide-perchloric wet-digestion, taking readings using inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES) and measurements using an analytical balance and digital paquimeter, of three commercial hybrids of Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa Deg.: BRS Sol do Cerrado, BRS Ouro Vermelho and BRS Gigante Amarelo, cultivated and harvested from the experimental area of Embrapa Cerrados, Planaltina, DF, Brazil, in October/2007. Eighteen fruits were evaluated for each hybrid, and presented weights and dimensions superior to those found in the scientific literature, without significant differences between the hybrids. Sol do Cerrado showed less weight loss post storage when compared to the other hybrids, but no significant differences were found with respect to the other physical parameters studied. The mineral contents found in the hybrids were higher than the values found in the scientific literature and in the Brazilian food composition tables (TACO) elaborated by NEPA-UNICAMP. The Sol do Cerrado had a higher iron content than the other hybrids. The hybrids are excellent sources of minerals, especially in comparison with the frozen pulp sold in supermarkets.

Topic: chemical compositions and mineral content of four selected South African herbal teas and the synergistic response of combined teas

2020 ◽  
Vol 122 (9) ◽  
pp. 2769-2785
Author(s):  
Florence Malongane ◽  
Lyndy Joy McGaw ◽  
Fhatuwani Nixwell Mudau
Keyword(s):  
South African ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Colorimetric Assay ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Chemical Compositions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Rooibos Tea

PurposeThe present study was carried out to determine (1) essential minerals, total polyphenols, total flavonoids, moisture and ash of four selected South African herbal teas and (2) the effect of blending bush tea with other known commercial herbal teas.Design/methodology/approachThe method used to determine moisture and ash contents followed that of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). Nine minerals were analyzed using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The total phenolic and flavonoid contents were determined by Folin–Ciocalteu assay and aluminum chloride colorimetric assay, respectively.FindingsThe results of the study demonstrated that bush tea had a high ash content of 8.01% and special tea (9.23%), while honeybush (1.96%) and rooibos tea (2.17%) exhibited a low ash percentage. The mineral content was higher in bush tea and special tea than in rooibos tea and honeybush tea except for sodium, which was higher in rooibos tea. The blending of bush tea with special tea improved its potassium content from 22,937.00 mg/kg to 23,379.20 mg/kg. Blending bush tea with rooibos tea at a ratio of 25:75 increased the flavonoid content to 12.21 µg/mL.Research limitations/implicationsThe results of the nutrients composition cannot be generalized as it is influenced by other factors such as soil type and seasons.Social implicationsIncreasing the commercialization of indigenous teas.Originality/valueThe results of the study suggest that bush tea and special tea are nutritionally comparable with South African commercial herbal teas. Thus, the consideration for commercialization of these teas is crucial.

scholarly journals Mineral Composition of Herbaceous Species Seseli rigidum and Seseli pallasii: a Chemometric Approach

2021 ◽  
Vol 68 (3) ◽  
pp. 709-717
Author(s):  
Marija D. Ilić ◽  
Violeta D. Mitić ◽  
Snežana B. Tošić ◽  
Aleksandra N. Pavlović ◽  
Marija S. Marković ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mineral Composition ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Hierarchical Cluster ◽  
Balkan Peninsula ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Medicinal Species ◽  
Multivariate Statistic ◽  
Pharmaceutical Industries

Nutrients play an essential role in many metabolic processes whose deficiency or excess can be harmful to the plant itself and through the food chain to both animals and humans. Medicinal plants used in the food and pharmaceutical industries can be contaminated with increased concentrations of heavy metals. The plant species Seseli rigidum and Seseli pallasii from the Balkan Peninsula are used in traditional medicine and spices in the diet, so it was necessary to determine the mineral composition to ensure their safe application. In this work, the mineral composition was determined in medicinal species of the genus Seseli using inductively coupled plasma with optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). Two multivariate statistic methods –principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) were applied to distinguish samples regarding their mineral composition. The mineral composition of both studied species is following the literature data. The results obtained using multivariate statistics methods agree and distinguish certain parts of the tested plants based on the highest content of micro, macro, or trace elements.

scholarly journals Two-Way Characterization of Beekeepers’ Honey According to Botanical Origin on the Basis of Mineral Content Analysis Using ICP-OES Implemented with Multiple Chemometric Tools

Foods ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artemis Panormitis Louppis ◽  
Ioannis Konstantinos Karabagias ◽  
Chara Papastephanou ◽  
Anastasia Badeka
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Inductively Coupled Plasma ◽  
Mineral Content ◽  
Optical Emission ◽  
Emission Spectrometry ◽  
Stepwise Discriminant Analysis ◽  
Botanical Origin ◽  
Icp Oes ◽  
Linear Discriminant

Asfaka, fir, flower, forest flowers and orange blossom honeys harvested in the wider area of Hellas by professional beekeepers, were subjected to mineral content analysis using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES). The main purpose of this study was to characterize the mineral profile and content of toxic metals such as lead, cadmium and chromium, and investigate whether specific minerals could assist accurately in the botanical origin discrimination with implementation of chemometrics. Twenty-five minerals were identified (Ag, Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb, Se, Si, Ti, Tl, V, Zn) and quantified. Results showed that the mineral content varied significantly (p < 0.05) according to honey botanical origin, whereas lead, cadmium, and chromium contents ranged between 0.05–0.33 mg kg−1, <0.05 mg kg−1, and in the range of <0.12 to 0.39 mg kg−1, respectively. Fir honeys from Aitoloakarnania region showed the highest mineral content (182.13 ± 71.34 mg kg−1), while flower honeys from Samos Island recorded the highest silicon content (16.08 ± 2.94 mg kg−1). Implementation of multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA), factor analysis (FA), linear discriminant analysis (LDA), and stepwise discriminant analysis (SDA) led to the perfect classification (100%) of these honeys according to botanical origin with the use of Al, As, Ca, Mg, Mn, Ni, Pb, Sb, Si, Zn and total mineral content. However, the higher lead content in the majority of samples than the regulated upper limit (0.10 mg kg−1), sets the need for further improvements of the beekeepers’ practices/strategies for honey production.

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