Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit
Date palm counts among the oldest fruit crops of the world and is mainly cultivated for its highly nutritious fruits consumed as a staple food in many countries, especially in the Gulf region. Dates are enriched with numerous therapeutic bioactives and functional compounds such as phenolics, flavono...
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| author | Younas, Atia A Naqvi, Summar Khan, Moazzam Rafiq Shabbir, Muhammad Asim Jatoi, Mushtaque Ahmed Anwar, Farooq Ur Raheem, Muhammad Inam Saari, Nazamid Muhammad Aadil, Rana |
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| description | Date palm counts among the oldest fruit crops of the world and is mainly cultivated for its highly nutritious fruits consumed as a staple food in many countries, especially in the Gulf region. Dates are enriched with numerous therapeutic bioactives and functional compounds such as phenolics, flavonols, carotenoids, minerals, and vitamins that not only provide an appreciable amount of energy required for the human body but also act as an effective therapeutic agent against several diseases. This review aimed to provide a deep insight into the nutritional as well as phytochemicals profile of date fruit and its seeds in order to explore their biological (anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, cardio-protective, anti-inflammatory properties), functional food, and nutra-pharmaceutical attributes. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: This review provides updated information regarding the date fruits and seeds phytochemicals composition together with highlighting dates potential as a natural therapeutic agent against several diseases. The study also urges the importance of consuming dates as a great package to live a healthy life due to the functional food and nutraceutical properties of this valuable fruit. The study also provides information first time as recommending dates to cope with the hidden hunger or micronutrient deficiency faced by the third world inhabitants. Hence, the review may further help the industry and researchers to explore the potential of dates for future medicinal and nutra-pharmaceutical applications. |
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| spelling | upm-890822021-09-01T23:15:43Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89082/ Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit Younas, Atia A Naqvi, Summar Khan, Moazzam Rafiq Shabbir, Muhammad Asim Jatoi, Mushtaque Ahmed Anwar, Farooq Ur Raheem, Muhammad Inam Saari, Nazamid Muhammad Aadil, Rana Date palm counts among the oldest fruit crops of the world and is mainly cultivated for its highly nutritious fruits consumed as a staple food in many countries, especially in the Gulf region. Dates are enriched with numerous therapeutic bioactives and functional compounds such as phenolics, flavonols, carotenoids, minerals, and vitamins that not only provide an appreciable amount of energy required for the human body but also act as an effective therapeutic agent against several diseases. This review aimed to provide a deep insight into the nutritional as well as phytochemicals profile of date fruit and its seeds in order to explore their biological (anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, cardio-protective, anti-inflammatory properties), functional food, and nutra-pharmaceutical attributes. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: This review provides updated information regarding the date fruits and seeds phytochemicals composition together with highlighting dates potential as a natural therapeutic agent against several diseases. The study also urges the importance of consuming dates as a great package to live a healthy life due to the functional food and nutraceutical properties of this valuable fruit. The study also provides information first time as recommending dates to cope with the hidden hunger or micronutrient deficiency faced by the third world inhabitants. Hence, the review may further help the industry and researchers to explore the potential of dates for future medicinal and nutra-pharmaceutical applications. Oxford University Press 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89082/1/PHOENIX.pdf Younas, Atia and A Naqvi, Summar and Khan, Moazzam Rafiq and Shabbir, Muhammad Asim and Jatoi, Mushtaque Ahmed and Anwar, Farooq and Ur Raheem, Muhammad Inam and Saari, Nazamid and Muhammad Aadil, Rana (2020) Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit. Journal of Biochemistry, 44 (9). pp. 1-19. ISSN 0021-924X; ESSN: 1756-2651 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jfbc.13332 10.1111/jfbc.13332 |
| spellingShingle | Younas, Atia A Naqvi, Summar Khan, Moazzam Rafiq Shabbir, Muhammad Asim Jatoi, Mushtaque Ahmed Anwar, Farooq Ur Raheem, Muhammad Inam Saari, Nazamid Muhammad Aadil, Rana Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit |
| title | Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit |
| title_full | Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit |
| title_fullStr | Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit |
| title_full_unstemmed | Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit |
| title_short | Functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit |
| title_sort | functional food and nutra-pharmaceutical perspectives of date (phoenix dactylifera l.) fruit |
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