Compositional and sensory characteristics of three native sun-dried date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) varieties grown in Oman

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 19, 2005, Pages 7586-7591

  Al Farsi, Mohamed ^a   Alasalvar, Cesarettin ^b   Morris, Anne ^b   Baron, Mark ^b   Shahidi, Fereidoon ^c  

^a Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries Oman   (Oman)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

^c MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dates; Descriptive sensory analysis; Dietary fiber; Minerals; Organic acids; Proximate composition; Sugars

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; MINERAL;

ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; HUMAN; OMAN; SENSATION; SUGAR INTAKE; SUNLIGHT;

ARECACEAE; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DIETARY FIBER; DIETARY SUCROSE; FOOD PRESERVATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; MINERALS; OMAN; SENSATION; SUNLIGHT;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 26244433649     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf050578y     Document Type: Article

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