The effect of cultivar type and ripening on the polyphenol content of date palm fruit

Eid, Noura M. S., Al-Awadi, Balqees, Vauzour, David ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5952-8756, Oruna-Concha, Maria J. and Spencer, Jeremy P. E. (2013) The effect of cultivar type and ripening on the polyphenol content of date palm fruit. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 61 (10). 2453–2460. ISSN 0021-8561

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Abstract

Date Palm (Pheonix dactylifera) fruit contain an array of polyphenols, although how these levels alter with cultivar type and fruit ripening is unclear. Utilising HPLC and LC-ESI-MS/MS, we define and quantify an array of hydroxybenzoic acids, hydroxycinnamic acids and flavonoids in three common cultivars of Dates (Ajwa, Barni and Khalas) at the main ripening stages (kimri, khalal. rutab, tamr). Polyphenols were at highest concentration at earlier stages of ripening, with concentrations reducing with ripening. The khalal stage of the Ajwa cultivar contained significantly higher (P< 0.001) levels of polyphenols than that measured in the Barni and Khalas dates at the same degree of ripening. Furthermore, the Ajwa cultivar was the only one to contain significant quantities of anthocyanidins, in particular at the khalal stage. Our data suggest dates are a significant source of polyphenols, especially if the earlier edible ripening stages are consumed or utilised as food ingredients.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Norwich Medical School
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Groups > Nutrition and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > Research Centres > Lifespan Health
Depositing User:	David Vauzour
Date Deposited:	29 Apr 2013 14:22
Last Modified:	19 Oct 2023 00:25
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/41252
DOI:	10.1021/jf303951e

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