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Nov 12-13, 2018 | Paris, France

Nutraceuticals and Food Sciences

International Conference on

Nursing and Healthcare

Joint Event

Journal of Food science and Nutrition | Volume 1

GC-MS analysis of flesh oil and seed oil of date palm (Phoenix Dactilifera): A comparison

Olusola Ladokun

Lead City University, Nigeria

ate palm (Phoenix Dactilifera) is a highly nutritious fruit

with a potential as a nutraceutical for the treatment of

various health disorders including memory disturbances, fever,

inflammation, paralysis and loss of consciousness. The present

study was conducted to determine the nutritional components

of the flesh, seed, flesh oil and seed oil of phoenix dactilifera.

The results showthat thedatepalmseedhas amoisture content

of 11.88%, 8.89% of crude protein, 12.67% of crude fat, 9.58%

of crude fibre, 3.79% of ash and 53.19% of carbohydrate. The

date palm flesh contains 10.72% of moisture, 19.77% of crude

protein, 15.21% of crude fat, 11.48% of crude fibre, 7.38% of

ash and 35.44% of carbohydrate. Oil was extracted from the

seed and flesh and the nutritional components were also

determined. More oil was extracted from the seed (80%), while

the percentage oil extracted from 500g of date flesh was 44%.

Physicochemical properties that were determined from the

oil of date seed were free fatty acid such as oleic acid (4.08%),

peroxide value (60mg/g). For date flesh oil the free fatty acid

was 4.94%, peroxide value 62.5mg/g.

Speaker Biography

Olusola Ladokun Abiola done his Ph.D. On Agricultural Biochemistry and Nutrition,

2004. She taught courses in biology and food Technology at both intermediate diploma

and final Diploma level, advised students on various aspects of their academic work

and setting, administering and marking of examinations in the courses. At present she

is working as a professor in Department of Biochemistry, Lead City University, Ibadan

and Dean of Faculty of Sciences.