scholarly journals Urine Metabolites and Antioxidant Effect after Oral Intake of Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Seeds-Based Products (Powder, Bread and Extract) by Human

Nutrients ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2489 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carine Platat ◽  
Serene Hilary ◽  
Francisco Tomas-Barberan ◽  
J. Martinez-Blazquez ◽  
Fatima Al-Meqbali ◽  
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A cross-over study was conducted in 16 healthy adult volunteers to describe the urinary excretion of polyphenols from date seeds and investigate the antioxidant effect after consumption of different doses of date seeds powder (DSP), bread (DSB) and extract (DSE). After 12 h of fasting, one of the six treatments (0.25 g and 0.5 g/kg bodyweight DSP, 360 g of 10% and 15% DSB, 30 mg and 60 mg/kg bodyweight DSE) was provided along with breakfast, with a two weeks wash-out period between 2 consecutive treatments. Blood was drawn at baseline, 1, 2, 8 and 24 h post intake. Urine was collected at baseline, 3, 8, and 24 h post intake. An abundant release of polyphenols was detected in urine within the 0–3 h post intake, reached a peak at 8 h, then decreased with polyphenols still being detected up to 24 h post intake. The antioxidant defence system, as measured by reduced glutathione (GSH), was strengthened as soon as 1 h and up to 8 h post intake. Markers of protein and lipid oxidative damages were reduced from 1 h and up to 8 and 24 h post intake, respectively. This supports an antioxidant effect of date seeds products in humans, most probably due to their polyphenols.

2019 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fahad Al-Qurainy ◽  
Salim Khan ◽  
Mohamed Tarroum ◽  
Mohammad Nadeem ◽  
Saleh Alansi ◽  
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Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (18) ◽  
pp. 3377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed A. Farag ◽  
Asmaa M. Otify ◽  
Aly M. El-Sayed ◽  
Camilia G. Michel ◽  
Shaimaa A. ElShebiney ◽  
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Interest in developing coffee substitutes is on the rise, to minimizing its health side effects. In the Middle East, date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) pits are often used as a coffee substitute post roasting. In this study, commercially-roasted date pit products, along with unroasted and home-prepared roasted date pits, were subjected to analyses for their metabolite composition, and neuropharmacological evaluation in mice. Headspace SPME-GCMS and GCMS post silylation were employed for characterizing its volatile and non-volatile metabolite profile. For comparison to roasted coffee, coffee product was also included. There is evidence that some commercial date pit products appear to contain undeclared additives. SPME headspace analysis revealed the abundance of furans, pyrans, terpenoids and sulfur compounds in roasted date pits, whereas pyrroles and caffeine were absent. GCMS-post silylation employed for primary metabolite profiling revealed fatty acids’ enrichment in roasted pits versus sugars’ abundance in coffee. Biological investigations affirmed that date pit showed safer margin than coffee from its LD50, albeit it exhibits no CNS stimulant properties. This study provides the first insight into the roasting impact on the date pit through its metabolome and its neuropharmacological aspects to rationalize its use as a coffee substitute.


LWT ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 111762
Author(s):  
Ibrahim A. Almusallam ◽  
Isam A. Mohamed Ahmed ◽  
Elfadil E. Babiker ◽  
Fahad Y. Al-Juhaimi ◽  
Ali Saleh ◽  
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