Potential of dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) as natural antioxidant source and functional food for healthy diet

Siddiqi, Sajjad Ahmad; Rahman, Sadik; Khan, Muhammad Mumtaz; Rafiq, Sikander; Inayat, Abrar; Khurram, Muhammad Shahzad; Seerangurayar, T.; Jamil, Farrukh

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141234

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“…Some portions of the P. dactylifera tree were discovered to be essential in antioxidant studies; for example, dates are regarded as a good source of antioxidants due to carotenoids and phenolics (Siddiqi et al, 2020). Several studies have proven the usefulness of P. dactylifera as a natural antioxidant.…”

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Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Heart Components Extracted from Iraqi Phoneix Dactylifera Chick

Hameed¹,

Mkashaf

Al-Shawi

et al. 2021

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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Many tree species, including coconuts, area nuts, and date palms, are members of the Arecaceae family (Phoenix dactylifera). The P. dactylifera tree is a well-known member of the genus, with over 3,000 different varieties found throughout the world (Khierallah et al., 2017). Some of the tree parts used in traditional medicine are the flowers, date fruits, heart, date seeds, and date skin (Al-alawi et al., 2017). Dates vary in shape, size, weight, color, sweetness level, and price depending on location (Hussam et al., 2016). In Iraq, there are approximately 600 different varieties of the P. dactylifera tree, distributed based on the soil type and the effects of the climate (Kareem et al., 2018). One of the most well-known Iraqi dates is the Hilawi variety, it is a well-known among farmers, so it's easy to distinguish it from other P. dactylifera trees. Production of this variety fell to 22,300 tons in 2003 due to a lack of attention to this form of date, massive sale of the better varieties during wars, urban growth, and emigration of farmers out of the region. The value of the Hilawi variety stems

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Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Heart Components Extracted from Iraqi Phoneix Dactylifera Chick

Hameed¹,

Mkashaf

Al-Shawi

et al. 2021

Asian Pac J Cancer Prev

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“…Surpassingly, not many nutraceuticals/supplement products developed yet from the plant [148]. Therefore, as high antioxidant and promising nutritional components, Phoenix dactylifera can be well adopted as source of nutraceuticals product which will have respective share of their market value [149]. Citrus sinensis (sweet orange) contains fats, proteins, carbohydrates (soluble sugars) [150].…”

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Uncovering Prospective Role and Applications of Existing and New Nutraceuticals from Bacterial, Fungal, Algal and Cyanobacterial, and Plant Sources

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Nutraceuticals are a category of products more often associated with food but having pharmaceuticals property and characteristics. However, there is still no internationally accepted concept of these food-pharmaceutical properties, and their interpretation can differ from country to country. Nutraceuticals are used as part of dietary supplements in most countries. They can be phytochemicals which are biologically active and have health benefits. These can be supplied as a supplement and/or as a functional food to the customer. For human health and longevity, these materials are likely to play a vital role. Consumption of these items is typical without a therapeutic prescription and/or supervision by the vast majority of the public. The development of nutraceuticals can be achieved through many bioresources and organisms. This review article will discuss the current research on nutraceuticals from different biological sources and their potential use as an agent for improving human health and well-being, as well as the gaps and future perspective of research related to nutraceutical development.

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“…The palm predominantly grows in arid regions of Northern Africa and the Middle East (Al-Alawi et al, 2017). Besides its economic importance as a food crop, its nutritionally rich fruit contains about 44 to 88 per cent carbohydrates rendering palm fruit a great source of renewable energy (Siddiqi et al, 2020). The ability of this plant to tolerate heat stress attracted many researchers and breeders to investigate its genome.…”

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Genetic diversity of Libyan date palms cultivars using amplified fragment length polymorphism and biochemical analysis

Abogmaza

Yahya²,

Misratia³

et al. 2022

JPC

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Phoenix dactylifera L. is a flowering plant species commonly known as the date palm and is widely cultivated in most Middle East countries, including Libya. The present study analysed the biochemical and genetic diversity of fully mature eight Libyan date palm cultivars grown in different regions using the amplified fragments length polymorphism (AFLP) technique. Six pairs of AFLP molecular marker combinations were utilised to discriminate the eight date palm genotypes. Fruit dimensions (length x diameter) varied based on the type; Majhool Alheelo fruit had the highest value (15.29 cm2), while the lowest value was for Alkhadraya fruits (7.9 cm2). Reducing sugar content ranged from 10.4 per cent of flesh dry weight in Umfetity cultivars to 61.2 per cent in Sufeer-genab, which also showed the highest polymorphism percentage (P%=4.9), while Alkhadarya was the lowest (P%=0.519). The phylogenetic tree indicated that the most distantly related cultivars were Sufeer-genab, Alhamraya and Majhool Alhelo. The two most closely related cultivars were the Alsaeedy Show and Alkhadarya, grown in different regions. Our results indicate that the nutritional and genetic diversity of Libyan cultivars is not closely matched with the growing region.

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Potential of dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.) as natural antioxidant source and functional food for healthy diet

Cited by 31 publications

References 46 publications

Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Heart Components Extracted from Iraqi Phoneix Dactylifera Chick

Antioxidant and Anticancer Activities of Heart Components Extracted from Iraqi Phoneix Dactylifera Chick

Uncovering Prospective Role and Applications of Existing and New Nutraceuticals from Bacterial, Fungal, Algal and Cyanobacterial, and Plant Sources

Genetic diversity of Libyan date palms cultivars using amplified fragment length polymorphism and biochemical analysis

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