Nutritional quality of 18 date fruit varieties

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 544-551

  Habib, Hosam M ^a   Ibrahim, Wissam H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Dietary fiber; Macro elements; Micro elements; Micronutrients; Phoenix dactylifera; Physical properties; Proximate analysis

Indexed keywords

ARECACEAE; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

ARECACEAE; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

PHOENIX DACTYLIFERA;

EID: 79960244006     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2011.558073     Document Type: Article

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