Comparative Study on Five Sudanese Date (<i>Phoenix dactylifera</i>L.) Fruit Cultivars

作     者：Abdel Moneim E. Sulieman Itimad A. Abd Elhafise Awad M. Abdelrahim 

作者机构：Center of Biosciences and Biotechnology Faculty of Engineering and Technology University of Gezira Wad Medani Sudan Department of Food Science and Technology Faculty of Engineering and Technology University of Gezira Wad Medani Sudan 

出 版 物：《Food and Nutrition Sciences》 (食品与营养科学（英文）)

年 卷 期：2012年第3卷第9期

页      面：1245-1251页

学科分类：1002[医学-临床医学] 100214[医学-肿瘤学] 10[医学] 

主　　题：Amino Acids Carbohydrates Chemical Composition Dates Fatty Acids Salmonella 

摘      要：The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of mankind’s oldest cultivated plants. A date palm fruit is an important component of the diet in most of the hot arid and semi arid regions of the world. The present study aimed at investigating the physical and chemical properties as well as microbiological characteristics of five date palm cultivars cultivated in Sudan. The results showed that the physical characteristics like fruit weight, length, flesh thickness, seed weight differed significantly between the various cultivars. Although most of the cultivars had similar chemical components, there were some few differences. However, the microbiological analyses proved that no significant differences were found among the cultivars.