Mineral, vitamin and phenolic contents and sugar profiles of some prominent date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) varieties of Pakistan

Nadeem, Muhammad; Qureshi, Tahir Mahmood; Uğulu, İlker; Riaz, Mian N.; Ain, Qurat Ul; Khan, Zafar Iqbal; Ahmad, Kafeel; Ashfaq, Asma; Bashir, Humayun; Doğan, Yunus

doi:10.30848/pjb2019-1(14)

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“…The total sugar content of dates ranged from 59.03% to 73.92% on the dry weight basis in different cultivars. While the reducing sugar content ranged from 52.76% to 68.95% and non‐reducing sugar content between 4.65% and 7.66% among different dates varieties (Nadeem et al, 2019).…”

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Functional food and nutra‐pharmaceutical perspectives of date ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit

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Date palm counts among the oldest fruit crops of the world and is mainly cultivated for its highly nutritious fruits consumed as a staple food in many countries, especially in the Gulf region. Dates are enriched with numerous therapeutic bioactives and functional compounds such as phenolics, flavonols, carotenoids, minerals, and vitamins that not only provide an appreciable amount of energy required for the human body but also act as an effective therapeutic agent against several diseases. This review aimed to provide a deep insight into the nutritional as well as phytochemicals profile of date fruit and its seeds in order to explore their biological (anti‐cancer, anti‐diabetic, cardio‐protective, anti‐inflammatory properties), functional food, and nutra‐pharmaceutical attributes. Practical applications This review provides updated information regarding the date fruits and seeds phytochemicals composition together with highlighting dates potential as a natural therapeutic agent against several diseases. The study also urges the importance of consuming dates as a great package to live a healthy life due to the functional food and nutraceutical properties of this valuable fruit. The study also provides information first time as recommending dates to cope with the hidden hunger or micronutrient deficiency faced by the third world inhabitants. Hence, the review may further help the industry and researchers to explore the potential of dates for future medicinal and nutra‐pharmaceutical applications.

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Functional food and nutra‐pharmaceutical perspectives of date ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit

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“…These toxic substances make the part of the food chain [2]. The safe feed product is essential for animal health and welfare as well as human health and healthy feed product reduce the risk of toxicity in animals and human health [3,4]. Biological functions may be affected by heavy metals especially due to bioaccumulation in the food chain because these pollutants present in the environment [5,6].…”

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Variation in contamination status of cadmium in forages and blood plasma of livestock in different districts of Punjab, Pakistan

Siddique¹

2019

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The pollution in the environment causes many health problems such as industrial, agriculture, mining and natural process adds many harmful substances in the surrounding and damage the environment. These toxic substances make the part of the food chain due to which livestock is at high exposure to risk. The present investigation was carried out in different district of Punjab to find out the cadmium levels in soil, forages as well as in the blood of the ruminants like goat and sheep. The cadmium contents in soil of district Sargodha, Mianwali and Bhakhar were ranged from 4.57 to 4.94, 2.98 to 3.95, 1.65 to 2.98 mg/kg respectively. The level of cadmium was higher in Sargodha as compare to Mianwali and Bhakkar. The mean concentrations of cadmium in forages which were used for feeding purpose were found between 2.745-3.432, 2.245-3.196 and 1.9-2.036 mg/kg for Sargodha, Mianwali and Bhakhar, respectively. The mean concentrations of cadmium in blood of goat which consumed the contaminated forages were between 2.152-2.436, 1.727-2.39 and 2.3-2.62 mg/L for Sargodha, Mianwali and Bhakhar, respectively. In blood of sheep, residual levels of cadmium in district Sargodha, Mianwali and Bhakhar were ranged from 2.152 to 2.436, 1.794 to 2.286 and 1.97 to 2.066 mg/L, respectively. All these values of cadmium for blood samples were within the permissible limit set by WHO.

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“…Nutritional requirement for reproduction and growth of plants are essential like animals [6,7]. If insufficient minerals are present in the soil, then plants react either by reducing the concentration of minerals in their tissues or reducing the plant growth [8][9][10]. The level of minerals in the plant is affected by the level of mineral in soil and exerts its importance through the mineral impact on soil pH, which can increase or limit the ability of plants to integrate minerals in their tissues [11].…”

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Sodium status of soil, forages, and small ruminants of Punjab, Pakistan

Siddique¹

2019

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The present investigation was aimed to search out the sodium level in soil, forages and blood samples of the small ruminants (goat and sheep) of three districts of Punjab, Pakistan. Most forage and soil samples were found deficient in sodium contents. The lower level of Na was found in soil as well as in forages of three districts (Sargodha, Mianwali, Bhakkar). Most of the forage samples are so deficient in Na contents that they fall much below the critical levels known to be adequate for normal ruminant requirements. Significantly decreased (p<0.05) level of sodium content was observed in soil, forages as well as blood samples. The existing mineral deficiency problems might be due to the animal are fed on forages that are deficient in sodium Content due to sandy soils in that particular site, where leaching of nutrients is a major problem. So, the consumption of materials with an appropriate dose of minerals mix is recommended for proper growth and reproduction of animals of commercial values.

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Mineral, vitamin and phenolic contents and sugar profiles of some prominent date palm (Phoenix dactylifera) varieties of Pakistan

Cited by 72 publications

References 29 publications

Functional food and nutra‐pharmaceutical perspectives of date ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit

Functional food and nutra‐pharmaceutical perspectives of date ( Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit

Variation in contamination status of cadmium in forages and blood plasma of livestock in different districts of Punjab, Pakistan

Sodium status of soil, forages, and small ruminants of Punjab, Pakistan

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