Date fruit: Chemical composition, nutritional and medicinal values, products

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 2351-2361

  Tang, Zhen Xing ^a,b   Shi, Lu E ^c   Aleid, Salah M ^b  

^a Anqing Vocational and Technical College ^*  (China)

^b KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Date; Medicinal activities; Nutritional values

Indexed keywords

PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT;

ARECACEAE; CHEMISTRY; DIET; FOOD; FRUIT; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PHYTOTHERAPY; REVIEW;

ARECACEAE; DIET; FOOD; FRUIT; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT PREPARATIONS;

EID: 84879205547     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6154     Document Type: Review

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