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أ.د. سليمان بن عمر حمد الجلعود Prof. Sulaiman Omar Aljaloud

Professor

رئيس الاتحاد السعودي للثقافة الرياضية - Chairman of Saudi Arabian Sport Culture Federation SSCF

كلية علوم الرياضة والنشاط البدني
كلية علوم الرياضة والنشاط البدني , مكتب , B69 , G102,
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Journal Article
2020

Date fruit: A review of the chemical and nutritional compounds, functional effects and food application in nutrition bars for athletes

Aljaloud, Salam A. Ibrahim Amira A. Ayad Leonard L. Williams Raphael D. Ayivi Rabin Gyawali Albert Krastanov Sulaiman O. . 2020

Athletic performance ; date fruit ; dietary supplement ; health benefits

Date fruit is an excellent source of nutritional and health benefits. The chemical composition of dates includes carbohydrates, dietary fibre, proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins, enzymes, phenolic acid and carotenoids, all of which are directly linked to nutritional and health benefits for consumers. A number of studies have also confirmed the therapeutic effects of dates and their efficacy in the treatment of many disease conditions. As a result, a number of food products such as date syrup, date juice and date paste have been developed in order to harness the nutritional potential of dates. Adequate sources of nutrition are important for all consumers, especially for active lifestyle individuals such as athletes and sportspeople. As the goal of every athlete is to enhance athletic performance and prevent energy deficit, the use of dietary supplements has been highly recommended as a solution in this regard. For example, nutrition bars are one source of high energy and nutrients that can provide the required energy for enhanced athletic performance, and date fruits could be valorised into nutrition bars in order to help athletes to achieve their performance and nutritional goals. In this paper, we review the chemical composition and health benefits of date fruit, its food application and consequently its formulation in nutrition bars for athletes

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Institute of Food Science and Technology
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Date fruit is an excellent source of nutritional and health benefits. The chemical composition of dates includes carbohydrates, dietary fibre, proteins, fats, minerals and vitamins, enzymes,…

by Salam A. Ibrahim Amira A. Ayad Leonard L. Williams Raphael D. Ayivi Rabin Gyawali Albert Krastanov Sulaiman O. Aljaloud
2020
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Research on lactic acid bacteria has confirmed how specific strains possess probioticproperties and impart unique sensory characteristics to food products. The use of probiotic lacticacid bacteria…

by Raphael D Ayivi, Rabin Gyawali, Albert Krastanov, Sulaiman O Aljaloud, Mulumebet Worku, Reza Tahergorabi, Roberta Claro da Silva, Salam A Ibrahim
2020
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by أ.د.سليمان بن عمر الجلعود ، Eric S. Rawson , Stella Lucia Volpe
2020
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دار جامعة الملك سعود للنشر - ISBN 978 - 603 -507 -900 - 6