Table 1.

The nutrient profile of the date palm.

Main Group	Nutritional Profile	Reference
Vitamins	Vit A, Vit E, Vit C, Vit B1, B2, B3, B6, B7, B9, Carotenoids (such as lutein, β-cryptoxanthin, and β-carotene)	[31,32,33,34]
Minerals	Al, Ca, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, P, Sr and Zn, Se, Mb, Co, Si	[34,35,36]
Phytochemicals	Flavonoids (isorhamnetin, apigenin, lutein, and naringin), and phenolic compounds (caffeic acid, gallic acid, catechin, coumaric acid, chlorogenic acid, and quercetin), tannins and anthocyanins, rutin	[37,38]
Protein	Amino acids (aspartic acid, threonine, glutamine, proline, glycine, alanine, Valine, methionine, isoleucine, leucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, Histidine, lysine, arginine, and serine)	[39]
Fatty acid	Unsaturated fatty acids (oleic, linoleic, and Linolenic acids) Saturated fatty acids (palmitic, linoleic, myristic acids)	[34,40,41]
Carbohydrates	Soluble sugars, dietary fiber	[42]

Aluminium: Al; Calcium: Ca; Copper: Cu; Iron: Fe; Potassium: K; Mmagnesium: Mg; Manganese: Mn; Phosphorus: P; Strontium: Sr; Zinc: Zn; Selenium: Se; Molybdenum: Mb; Cobalt: Co; Silicon: Si.