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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Physico-chemical characteristics and total quality of date palm varieties grown in the southern of Tunisia
Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, Volume 11, No. 7, Year 2008
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Description
The date palm, Phoenix dactylifera, is a palm extensively cultivated for its edible fruit. The chemical composition and the water content of ten Tunisian date varieties were determined. For all analysis, the Deglet Nour variety was taken as reference. Compositional analysis showed that the littoral varieties were very rich in reducing sugars (26 to 51%) than Deglet Nour which was rich in sucrose (54%). The relative results of the moisture content showed that the littoral varieties were classified as soft dates. The vitamin C analysis showed that the littoral varieties were very rich in this compound (24 to 46 mg/100 g) than Deglet Nour (1.12 mg/100 g). The mineral analysis showed that the littoral dates were relatively rich in potassium (283 to 733 mg/100 g) and presented a weak content in sodium (0.06 to 0.09 mg/100 g). © 2008 Asian Network for Scientific Information.
Authors & Co-Authors
Mrabet, Abdessalem
Tunisia, Medenine
Institut Des Régions Arides
Ferchichi, Ali
Tunisia, Medenine
Institut Des Régions Arides
Chaira, Nizar
Tunisia, Medenine
Institut Des Régions Arides
Mohamed, Ben Salah
Tunisia, Medenine
Institut Des Régions Arides
Baaziz, M.
Morocco, Marakech
Faculté Des Sciences Semlalia
Penny, Threadgill Mrabet
United States, Florham Park
Basf Corporation Usa
Statistics
Citations: 49
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.3923/pjbs.2008.1003.1008
e-ISSN:
18125735
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
Tunisia