ISHS Acta Horticulturae 1371: VII International Date Palm Conference
Chemical, nutritional and biological evaluation of nutritional supplement prepared with germinated date palm seeds powdered and other traditional food items |
| Authors: | E.A. Abdelrasoul, A.A. Metwalli |
| Keywords: | germination, data palm seeds, biological evaluation, supplement |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2023.1371.50 |
| Abstract:
Germinated date palm seeds powder was used, together with soy bean flour, sugar, banana meal and maize meal for the preparation of a nutritional supplement. 12-day-old male Wister rats were fed diets containing the supplement as a protein source, both with and without soy bean flour. Casein diets with 10 or 7% protein served as respective controls. Protein efficiency ratio (PER), net protein utilization (NPU), net protein retention (NPR) and digestibility were determined. Blood biochemical parameters (triglycerides, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol and HDL-cholesterol) were also measured in the animals and showed that all rats were in good health condition at the end of experiment. The obtained results for PER, NPU and NPR indicated that the supplement prepared with germinated date palm seeds powder was a good protein source, especially when soy bean flour was added. | |
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