Nutritional Analysis of Date Fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Perspective of Bangladesh

Sultana Parvin; Dilruba Easmin; Afzal Sheikh; Mrityunjoy Biswas; Subed Chandra Dev Sharma; Md. Golam Sarowar Jahan; Md Amirul Islam; Narayan Roy; Mohammad Shariar Shovon

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Nutritional Analysis of Date Fruits (Phoenix dactylifera L.) in Perspective of Bangladesh

Sultana Parvin, Dilruba Easmin, Afzal Sheikh, Mrityunjoy Biswas, Subed Chandra Dev Sharma, Md. Golam Sarowar Jahan, Md Amirul Islam, Narayan Roy, Mohammad Shariar Shovon

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Present study reveals a thorough investigation of nutritional values of three different varieties (Trounja, Lagou, Gounda) of Tunisian dates available in Bangladeshi local markets. Moisture and total solids were (13.2-14.1%) and (85.9-86.8%), respectively. Ash and crude fibers contents were (2.13-2.18%) and (6.05-6.9%), respectively. The dates were rich in carbohydrate (51.8–55.0% dry weight), while they contained low concentrations of protein and lipid (2.0–2.2% and 0.12–0.72%, respectively). Dates represented little amounts of vitamin-A (0.7-1.2 mg%) and vitamin-C (0.7-0.9 mg%). High source of energy, as 100gm of date flesh can provide an average between (226.49-241.79) kcal. 11 minerals were determined from dates by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer. The predominant mineral was potassium (460-680 mg%). They contained low content of sodium (0.6-1.0 mg%). Rich source of calcium (51-60 mg%), phosphorus (52-60 mg%), magnesium (48-53 mg%) were found. Good source of iron (0.79-0.90 mg%), manganese (0.85-1.1 mg%), zinc (0.69-0.72 mg%), copper (0.32-0.36 mg%), chromium (0.36-0.42 mg%) and selenium (0.22-0.31 mg%) were found.

Published in	American Journal of Life Sciences (Volume 3, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajls.20150304.14
Page(s)	274-278
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Nutritional Values, Source of Energy, Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer, Potassium and Calcium

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Sultana Parvin

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Dilruba Easmin

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Afzal Sheikh

Department of Molecular Biology and Oncology, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
Mrityunjoy Biswas

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Subed Chandra Dev Sharma

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Md. Golam Sarowar Jahan

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Md Amirul Islam

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Narayan Roy

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Mohammad Shariar Shovon

Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi, Bangladesh

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AU  - Sultana Parvin
AU  - Dilruba Easmin
AU  - Afzal Sheikh
AU  - Mrityunjoy Biswas
AU  - Subed Chandra Dev Sharma
AU  - Md. Golam Sarowar Jahan
AU  - Md Amirul Islam
AU  - Narayan Roy
AU  - Mohammad Shariar Shovon
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