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Production and characterization of palm date powder rich in dietary fiber

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In recent years, interest in food wastes has been internationally increased to produce added-value products. The main objective of this study was to utilize the press cake as a by-product from the palm date syrup production process and prepare powder rich in fiber (PRF) as a high added value product. PRF samples were prepared from the press cake of three palm date cultivars (Sifri, Selag and Manify). Soluble solids in the press cakes were further extracted using potable water. Essential production requirements and powder specifications at different particles size were determined. The production yield was 8% and required 51–76 L/kgPRF of water for extraction and 30–35 kJ/kgPRF for grinding energy. The produced PRF contained 74.9–80.5% of total dietary fiber. Bulk and tapped densities of PRF were increased with the decrease of particle size except for PRF with very fine particle size. Compressibility index and Hausner ratio were increased as the particle size of PRF of the various cultivars was decreased. The ranges of water and oil holding capacities of PRF were 2.9–6.03 and 8.8–11.2 g/g dry matter, respectively. The physicochemical properties indicate that PRF from date by-product are rich in fiber and may be considered a potential ingredient in a healthy diet.

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This study was financially supported by King Saud University. The authors appreciate the assistance of researchers namely Ibrahim Altwajery, Mansour Alsamee, and Abdul Afiq Mohd Jaih for laboratory works.

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  1. Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Faculty of Agriculture, Benha University, Benha, Egypt

    Mohammad Fikry

  2. Department of Agricultural Engineering, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia

    Alhussein Al-Awaadah

  3. Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400, Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia

    Russly Rahman

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Mohammad Fikry designed the study, drafted the manuscript, analyzed the data and interpreted the results. Alhussein M. Al-Awaadah supervised the study and reviewed the manuscript. Russly A. Rahman helped in doing the proximate composition analysis and interpretation.

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Fikry, M., Al-Awaadah, A. & Rahman, R. Production and characterization of palm date powder rich in dietary fiber. Food Measure 15, 2285–2296 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11694-021-00825-w

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