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Valorization of Date Fruit (Phoenix dactylifera L.) Processing Waste and By-Products: A Review

Published:2023-11-14 Issue:22 Volume:13 Page:12315
ISSN:2076-3417
Container-title:Applied Sciences
language:en
Short-container-title:Applied Sciences

Author:

Shi Linghong¹,de Souza Thaiza Serrano Pinheiro¹,Ahmadi Farhad¹,Imran Ali¹,Dunshea Frank R.¹^ORCID,Barrow Colin²^ORCID,Suleria Hafiz Ansar Rasul¹^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, Faculty of Science, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC 3010, Australia

2. Center for Sustainable Bioproducts, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, VIC 3217, Australia

Abstract

The date is a well-established and important crop that holds economic significance. However, a substantial amount of waste in the form of low-grade dates and date pits is generated and accounts for 10 to 15% of the total production. Given the substantial amount of nutrients in these by-products and the large volume of waste generated, there is a promising opportunity to utilize them to create valuable commodities like fiber and phenolic compounds, which hold a high market value. This review presents a summary of the chemical and nutritional composition of dates and their by-products and aims to investigate the possibility of utilizing date processing by-products and waste as an eco-friendly resource for various chemical and biological processes like composting and extraction of value-added compounds, as well as providing insight into the date processing industry and typical methods employed for the beneficial use of date waste. In addition, this review also addresses the current challenges and future perspectives in date waste valorization expectations.

Funder

Australian Research Council—Discovery Early Career Award

McKenzie Fellowship Scheme

Future Food Hallmark Research Initiative Funds

Collaborative Research Development Grant

Publisher

MDPI AG

Subject

Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes,Computer Science Applications,Process Chemistry and Technology,General Engineering,Instrumentation,General Materials Science

Link

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/13/22/12315/pdf

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