The heart of date palm: its nutritional and functional constituents

Background: The date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is one of the three important fruit crops in the palm family. Kabkub is the main cultivated species in southern part of Iran, Bushehr. Every part of this tree has its own uses. The tree's terminal buds (heart of palm or palmitos) are believed t...

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Main Authors: Ali Movahed, Mohamad Mehdi Mohammadi, Samad Akbarzadeh, Iraj Nabipour, Nader Ramezanian, Najmeh Hajian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Bushehr University of Medical Sciences 2011-09-01
Series:Iranian South Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://ismj.bpums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-3-223&slc_lang=en&sid=1