Production and Processing of Date Fruits

Sidhu, J. S.

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“…Pomegranate ( Punica granatum Linn) is a fruit‐bearing deciduous shrub that belongs to the family “Punicaceae” (Johanningsmeier & Harris, 2011 ), typically in a season in the Southern Hemisphere from March to May and in the Northern Hemisphere from September to February (Sinha et al, 2012 ). Since ancient times, pomegranate has been used for medicinal purposes in China, Ayurveda, and Islamic and Persian regions (Ge et al, 2021 ).…”

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Assessing the multitargeted antidiabetic potential of three pomegranate peel‐specific metabolites: An in silico and pharmacokinetics study

Gull,

Ikram,

Khalil

et al. 2023

Food Science & Nutrition

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Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder that occurs due to impaired secretion of insulin, insulin resistance, or both. Recent studies show that the antidiabetic drugs used to control hyperglycemic levels are associated with undesirable adverse effects. Therefore, developing a safe and effective medicine with antidiabetic potential is needed. In this context, in silico studies are considered a rapid, effectual, and cost‐effective method in drug discovery procedures. It is evident from the literature that plant‐based natural components have shown promising outcomes in drug development to alleviate various diseases and hence have diversified the screening of potential antidiabetic agents. Purposely, in the present study, an in silico approach was performed on three Punica granatum peel metabolites (punicalin, punicalagin, and ellagic acid). All these three compounds were docked against nine protein targets involved in glucose metabolism (GFAT, PTP1β, PPAR‐ᵞ, TKIR, RBP4, α‐amylase, α‐glucosidase, GCK, and AQP‐2). These three pomegranate‐specific compounds demonstrated significant interactions with GFAT, PTP1β, PPAR‐ᵞ, TKIR, RBP4, α‐amylase, α‐glucosidase, GCK, and AQP‐2 protein targets. Specifically, punicalin, punicalagin, and ellagic acid revealed significant binding scores (−9.2, −9.3, −8.1, −9.1, −8.5, −11.3, −9.2, −9.5, −10.1 kcal/mol; −10, −9.9, −8.5, −8.9, −10.4, −9.0, −10.2, −9.4, −9.0 kcal/mol; and −8.1, −8.0, −8.0, −6.8, −8.7, −7.8, −8.3, −8.1, −8.1 kcal/mol, respectively), with nine protein targets mentioned above. Hence, punicalin, punicalagin, and ellagic acid can be promising candidates in drug discovery to manage diabetes. Furthermore, in vivo and clinical trials must be conducted to validate the outcomes of the current study.

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Assessing the multitargeted antidiabetic potential of three pomegranate peel‐specific metabolites: An in silico and pharmacokinetics study

Gull,

Ikram,

Khalil

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“…Date syrup (Debis; prepared from tamer stage fruits) is useful product that could be obtained either by used pectinase and cellulase enzymes or with the conventional hot water and autoclaving extraction methods. Such collected debis is used in a many different dietary products such as cakes, carbonated beverages, soft frozen yogurt and milk-based drinks (Sidhu, 2012). Al-Qassim reign produce date syrup so considering as the abundant region for producing large amounts of crude date fibers (DFs) extraction and that could lead to ecological problems consider as dietary waste.…”

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“…A number of studies have been dedicated to the composition additionally to the functional characteristics of dates and their derived by products (Al-Farsi et al, 2007;Biglari et al, 2008). There are three mainly major by-products resulting from date-fruit processing plants; waste date pulp, low-grade rejected date fruits, and date seeds (both pits & stones) (Sidhu, 2012). However, fibers either soluble or insoluble are at very high concentrations in dates boosting the immune responses and gut health as they are non-digestible oligosaccharides (used as a fermentation substrate known previously as prebiotics; (Bensaci et al, 2021).…”

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Organoleptic, antioxidant activity and microbial aspects of functional biscuit formulated with date fruit fibers grown in Qassim Region

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Al-Qassim is superabundant date fruits production in kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA); considers the plentiful region for producing date syrup resulting in massive amounts of crude date fibers (DFs). Current study aimed to valorizes powdered DFs usage by formulating biscuits with different DFs levels (5, 10 & 15%). Chemical compositions, antioxidant activity and total phenolic levels as well as physical and microbiological properties for dough and DFs were evaluated. The quality attributes (physical, texture, microbiological and sensory traits) of formulated biscuits were evaluated. The magnesium was the highest element in DFs powder (124.40 mg/100g) followed by potassium (30.39 mg/100g). Biscuits formulated with 5% DFs had the lowest water activity a w (0.354; P ≤ 0.05) that was increased with 15% DFs. Increasing the DFs substitution level increased the darkness of biscuit crust color. Biscuits with 5% DFs addition showed the lowest total phenolic, scavenging activity (7.82 mg GAE/g & 9.59% respectively) and hardness (17.28). Date fruits had the lowest total viable count (TVC; 4.6 log cfu/g) while Salmonella and E.coli were totally absent. In conclusion, the powdered DFs significantly improved overall acceptability of formulated biscuits at levels up-to 10% and could be recommended for marketplace.

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“…On the other hand, such fruits are responsible for large amounts of crude date fiber (DF), a dietary waste causing many ecological problems. A few researchers have studied the functional Nutrients 2022, 14, 5315 2 of 13 characteristics and the related beneficial properties of such fruits and their derived byproducts, e.g., waste date pulp, low-grade rejected date fruits, and date seeds (both pits and stones) [6][7][8].…”

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Anti-Obesity Effects of Formulated Biscuits Supplemented with Date’s Fiber; Agro-Waste Products Used as a Potent Functional Food

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Superabundant date fruit production in Al-Qassim in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), a plentiful region for producing date syrup resulting in massive amounts of date fiber (DF), causes environmental issues with what is considered dietary waste. However, no food producer or researcher has thought of the valorization of DF by extracting the crude polysaccharides that can be converted to nanoparticles (flours) to increase its functional group and enhance its functionality. Using the DF was the primary goal, with the new biscuits used within the current study investigated as a potent integrated approach for controlling obesity levels and its effects. Obesity is one of the most important human problems worldwide, connected to many metabolic diseases, e.g., diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease. Its prevalence has recently increased among Saudi children and adolescents. An investigation of the biological effects of the formulated products was carried out by feeding the formulated biscuits with different DF levels (5, 10 and 15%) to obese albino rats, in addition to positive and negative control groups, to evaluate the effect of a reduced calorie product on controlling their body weight and health stats (lipid profile, blood sugars, kidney and liver functions). The collected data showed that the most positive results were obtained from rats fed diets supplemented with 10% DF biscuits. All TCHO, TrGs, HDL, and HDL were decreased to the best levels in this group compared to the positive control group (148.23, 145.30, 37.50, and 81.67 vs. 238.37, 199.07, 62.57, and 135.99, respectively). To conclude, DF supplementation presented anti-obesity properties in animal models; however, more epidemiological trials are needed.

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Production and Processing of Date Fruits

Cited by 7 publications

References 73 publications

Assessing the multitargeted antidiabetic potential of three pomegranate peel‐specific metabolites: An in silico and pharmacokinetics study

Assessing the multitargeted antidiabetic potential of three pomegranate peel‐specific metabolites: An in silico and pharmacokinetics study

Organoleptic, antioxidant activity and microbial aspects of functional biscuit formulated with date fruit fibers grown in Qassim Region

Anti-Obesity Effects of Formulated Biscuits Supplemented with Date’s Fiber; Agro-Waste Products Used as a Potent Functional Food

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