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<p>Seven date seeds cultivars, Deglet Nour, Degla Baïdha, Fakht, Ghars, Hamraya, Tafezouin and Takermost were provided from Algerian Sahara. Some of these Algerian date seeds were studied for the first time (Fakht, Hamraya and Takermost). The biochemical characterization of these date seeds were studied, including fatty acids and minerals profiles. The results showed that date seeds are a good source of carbohydrates and crude cellulose, with averages of 66.63 and 13.20%, respectively. They are also a good source of proteins, with the cultivar Deglet Nour seeds as the richest one (9.27 ± 0.03%). The main fatty acid for all date seeds oils is oleic acid except for Deglet Nour in which lauric acid is the main one. However, the studied date seed oils could be classified as oleic-lauric oil. Potassium was the highest mineral in all date seeds cultivars, with values ranging from 2700 to 2900 mg/Kg, followed by sodium and iron. These results indicate that date seeds have good nutritional value with different compositions among cultivars. It could be concluded that date seeds could be considered as a good opportunity for their technological and industrial valorization.</p>
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Seven date seeds cultivars, Deglet Nour, Degla Baïdha, Fakht, Ghars, Hamraya, Tafezouin and Takermost were provided from Algerian Sahara. Some of these Algerian date seeds were studied for the first time (Fakht, Hamraya and Takermost). The biochemical characterization of these date seeds were studied, including fatty acids and minerals profiles. The results showed that date seeds are a good source of carbohydrates and crude cellulose, with averages of 66.63 and 13.20%, respectively. They are also a good source of proteins, with the cultivar Deglet Nour seeds as the richest one (9.27 ± 0.03%). The main fatty acid for all date seeds oils is oleic acid except for Deglet Nour in which lauric acid is the main one. However, the studied date seed oils could be classified as oleic-lauric oil. Potassium was the highest mineral in all date seeds cultivars, with values ranging from 2700 to 2900 mg/Kg, followed by sodium and iron. These results indicate that date seeds have good nutritional value with different compositions among cultivars. It could be concluded that date seeds could be considered as a good opportunity for their technological and industrial valorization.

Chemical Characterization of Date Seeds (<italic>Phoenix dactylifera</italic> L.) Cultivated in Algeria for its Application as Functional Ingredients

Laboratoire de Biologie des Systèmes Microbiens (LBSM)

Département Agro-alimentaire, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie

Département de Biologie, Faculté des Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie et Sciences de la Terre

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology

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Chemical Characterization of Date Seeds ( L.) Cultivated in Algeria for its Application as Functional Ingredients

Seven date seeds cultivars, Deglet Nour, Degla Baïdha, Fakht, Ghars, Hamraya, Tafezouin and Takermost were provided from Algerian Sahara. Some of these...

Chemical Characterization of Date Seeds (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Cultivated in Algeria for its Application as Functional Ingredients

Published Online: Dec 30, 2022

Page range: 147 - 156

Received: May 24, 2022

Accepted: Sep 20, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2022-0012

Keywords
Date seed, Fatty acids, Mineral profile, Nutritional value, Seed oil

© 2022 Hafsa Yaiche Achour et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Chemical Characterization of Date Seeds (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Cultivated in Algeria for its Application as Functional Ingredients

Published Online: Dec 30, 2022

Page range: 147 - 156

Received: May 24, 2022

Accepted: Sep 20, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2022-0012

KeywordsDate seed, Fatty acids, Mineral profile, Nutritional value, Seed oil

© 2022 Hafsa Yaiche Achour et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
Date seed, Fatty acids, Mineral profile, Nutritional value, Seed oil