Nutritional assessment, phytochemical composition and antioxidant analysis of the pulp and seed of medjool date grown in Mexico

The aim of this study was the characterization of fatty acids, antioxidant activity, some physical properties, nutrient content, sugars, and minerals in the pulp and seeds of the date cultivar ‘Medjool’ (Phoenix dactylifera L.) grown in Mexico. The samples were obtained at maturity (Tamar) in the 20...

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Main Authors: Ricardo Salomón-Torres, Noé Ortiz-Uribe, Benjamín Valdez-Salas, Navor Rosas-González, Conrado García-González, Daniel Chávez, Iván Córdova-Guerrero, Laura Díaz-Rubio, María del Pilar Haro-Vázquez, José Luis Mijangos-Montiel, Antonio Morales-Maza, Padmanabhan Mahadevan, Robert Krueger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-07-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6821.pdf