Physico-chemical characteristics and fungal profile of four Saudi fresh date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars

Fahad Al-Asmari; Nilesh Nirmal; Mridusmita Chaliha; David Williams; Ram Mereddy; Kinnari Shelat; Yasmina Sultanbawa

doi:10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.125

Physico-chemical characteristics and fungal profile of four Saudi fresh date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) cultivars

Fahad Al-Asmari, Nilesh Nirmal, Mridusmita Chaliha, David Williams, Ram Mereddy, Kinnari Shelat, Yasmina Sultanbawa^*

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Physico-chemical and microbial analyses of four commercial fresh date cultivars (Sukari, Barhi, Khalas and Rothana) grown in Saudi Arabia were evaluated. Colorimetric assay indicated that Sukari had the highest total sugar content of 13.21 g/100 g FW while the lowest was in Rothana with 7.96 g/100 g FW. Total phenolic content (TPC) ranged from 76.74 to 122.20 mg GAE/100 g FW in Barhi and Rothana respectively, whereas antioxidant activity was highest in Sukari (105.99 μg GAE/g FW) and lowest in Khalas (90.81 μg GAE/g FW). The dominant fungal genera were Aspergillus sp., Rhizopus sp., Penicillium sp. and Sarocladium sp., occurring at 37, 18, 13 and 12% respectively. The highest fungal occurrence was in Barhi (30%) followed by Sukari (29%), Khalas (26%) and Rothana (15%). The TPC had a negative correlation with fungal occurrence whilst the total sugars had a positive correlation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	644-649
Number of pages	6
Journal	Food Chemistry
Volume	221
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2016.11.125
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2017
Externally published	Yes

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