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Chemical Composition and Sugars Profile of Aswan’s Dry Dates Varieties as Affected by Sun Drying, Storage and Harvesting Time

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Last updated: 28 Dec 2024

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Environmental biotechnology

Abstract

This study was carried out on five varieties of dry date fruits, Sakkoti, Bartamuda, Gondaila, Malkabii and Shamia, which are the most common and popular dry date fruits cultivated in Aswan Governorate. Sun drying process was applied as a cheap and easy preservation technique. The gross chemical composition (Moisture, protein, crude fiber, fat, ash, carbohydrates, sugars such as reducing, non-reducing, total sugar, sucrose, glucose and fructose) of date fruit samples were investigated in fresh date fruit at tamar stage, and in date fruit after sun drying for 25 days at maximum temperature about 40°C, then storage at ambient temperature for (12 months), during two harvesting seasons (2020 and 2021). Moisture, fat, protein and ash contents were decreased after sun drying, while avaliable carbohydrates and crude fiber were increased in all cultivars. Glucose, fructose and sucrose are the most abundant sugars in all cultivars, that's making them a rich source of energy for the human system. Total sugars, non-reducing sugar, sucrose, and fructose content was higher in Malkabii date fruit (Tamar) than others date cultivars, while reducing sugar and glucose content was higher in Gondaila date fruit (Tamar) than others date cultivars. After sun drying process, all parts of the sugar are reduced.

DOI

10.21608/aujes.2023.228916.1184

Keywords

dry date variety, sun drying, total sugars and sugar fractions

Authors

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Elghazali

MiddleName

Nagati

Affiliation

Department of Food Science and Technology Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources Aswan University

Email

dr.mohamed.elghazali@aswu.edu.eg

City

Aswan

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First Name

Hesham

Last Name

Tawfeuk

MiddleName

Zakaria

Affiliation

Department of Food Science and Technology Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University

Email

dr.hisham.zakariaa@aswu.edu.eg

City

Aswan

Orcid

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First Name

Mostafa

Last Name

Ali

MiddleName

Ahmed

Affiliation

Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Aswan University, Egypt

Email

mostafaarahim9@gmail.com

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First Name

Amna

Last Name

Osman

MiddleName

Abul-Kasem

Affiliation

department of food science and technology, faculty of agriculture and natural resources. Aswan university

Email

amna112001@yahoo.com

City

Aswan

Orcid

0009-0009-0374-9117

Volume

4

Article Issue

5

Related Issue

44774

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2023-08-15

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

333

Page End

343

Print ISSN

2735-4229

Online ISSN

2735-4237

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https://aujes.journals.ekb.eg/article_329529.html

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Original Research

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1,615

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Publication Title

Aswan University Journal of Environmental Studies

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https://aujes.journals.ekb.eg/

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Chemical Composition and Sugars Profile of Aswan’s Dry Dates Varieties as Affected by Sun Drying, Storage and Harvesting Time

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28 Dec 2024