Date seed and date seed oil


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AL-Kahtani H. A., . and Abdul Rahman R., . and Mansor T. S. T., . and Abdul Afiq M. J., . and Che Man Y. B., . Date seed and date seed oil. pp. 2035-2043. ISSN 22317546

Abstract

Date palm is an important plant in arid regions with more than 20 varieties reported all over the world. Date seed is a byproduct of date fruit industry which is normally being discarded used as animal feed ingredient or turned into non-caffeinated coffee by the Arabs. About 11-18 of date fruit weight is the seed which is composed of carbohydrates dietary fiber fat ash and protein. In addition the antioxidant content in date seed oil (DSO) was found to be comparable with olive oil which can be as a good source of antioxidant in order to fulfill the consumers demand. Oleic acid is the major fatty acid found in DSO followed by lauric linoleic palmitic and myristic acid. However different varieties of date fruits have different fatty acid compositions. This paper reviewed the potential use of date seed and date seed oil in order to discover and develop its usage and find out the suitable application of these seed and oil.


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Abstract

Date palm is an important plant in arid regions with more than 20 varieties reported all over the world. Date seed is a byproduct of date fruit industry which is normally being discarded used as animal feed ingredient or turned into non-caffeinated coffee by the Arabs. About 11-18 of date fruit weight is the seed which is composed of carbohydrates dietary fiber fat ash and protein. In addition the antioxidant content in date seed oil (DSO) was found to be comparable with olive oil which can be as a good source of antioxidant in order to fulfill the consumers demand. Oleic acid is the major fatty acid found in DSO followed by lauric linoleic palmitic and myristic acid. However different varieties of date fruits have different fatty acid compositions. This paper reviewed the potential use of date seed and date seed oil in order to discover and develop its usage and find out the suitable application of these seed and oil.

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Item Type: Article
AGROVOC Term: Dates
AGROVOC Term: Date palms
AGROVOC Term: Byproducts
AGROVOC Term: Animal feed crops
AGROVOC Term: Coffee substitutes
AGROVOC Term: Natural antioxidants
AGROVOC Term: Olive oil
AGROVOC Term: Oleic acid
AGROVOC Term: Fatty acids
AGROVOC Term: Lauric acid
Geographical Term: Malaysia
Depositing User: Ms. Suzila Mohamad Kasim
Last Modified: 26 Apr 2025 03:07
URI: http://webagris.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/21306

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