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Fruit du dattier (Phoenix dactylifera L.) : fruit ordinaire ou aliment-santé ? — Synthèse bibliographique

Date (Phoenix dactylifera L.) fruit: Ordinary fruit or health food? — Review

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Le fruit du dattier (Phoenix dactylifera L.) [FD] est pour les populations sahariennes, ce que le fruit de l’olivier est aux populations méditerranéennes, à savoir un fruit providentiel doté d’une charge culturelle, nutritionnelle et santé sans équivalent. Ce faisant, il détermine un écosystème oasien propre au Sahara. Ces dernières années, plusieurs travaux sont consacrés aux propriétés physicochimiques et médicinales du FD. Quelques auteurs évoquent aussi de multiples transformations technologiques et biologiques susceptibles d’ajouter de la valeur à ces propriétés intrinsèques, en termes de praticité et de fonctionnalités. Dans la présente communication, nous passons en revue ces potentialités, en mettant en relief, quand cela est possible, l’aspect variétal, ayant en vue la diversité phytogénétique. En parlant de fonctionnalités, nous sous-entendons les implications technologiques et physiologiques.

Abstract

As we have already postulated, the fruit of the date palm is for Saharan populations, what the fruit of the olive tree is for the Mediterranean populations, namely a providential fruit with a cultural, nutritional, and health sense unparalleled. It determines an oasis ecosystem, which is the Sahara’s own. In recent years, many works have been devoted to the physicochemical and medicinal properties of the fruit of dates. Some authors also mention many technological and biological transformations that may add value to these intrinsic properties in terms of practicality and functionality. In this communication, we review these potentialities, highlighting where possible the varietal aspect, considering the plant’s genetic diversity. When we speak of features, we mean the technological and physiological implications.

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  1. Laboratoire de recherche en technologie alimentaire, FSI, université M’hamed-Bougara de Boumerdès, Boumerdès, 35000, Algérie

    S. Benamara, A. Djouab, A. Boukhiar & N. Iguergaziz

  2. Centre de recherche CRAPC, Bousmail, Tipasa, 42004, Algérie

    A. Djouab

  3. Faculté de médecine, université Mouloud-Mammeri de Tizi-Ouzou, Tizi-Ouzou, 15000, Algérie

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Benamara, S., Djouab, A., Boukhiar, A. et al. Fruit du dattier (Phoenix dactylifera L.) : fruit ordinaire ou aliment-santé ? — Synthèse bibliographique. Phytothérapie (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10298-017-1113-4

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