Carob (Ceratonia siliqua L.) pod is a characteristic fruit from the Mediterranean regions. It is
composed by seeds, the valuable part due to the extraction of locust bean gum, and the …

Enzymatic treatment for juice extraction is most commonly used now a days. The enzymatic
process is claimed to offer a number of advantages over mechanical-thermal comminution of …

Date palm trees (Phoenix dactylifera L.) are traditionally cultivated in South-West Asia and
North Africa for date fruit consumption, although in recent years, its consumption has …

A plethora of solid substrates, cultivation conditions and enzyme assay methods have been
used for efficient production and estimation of polygalacturonase and pectin methylesterase …

Enzymes are an integral component of modern fruit juice manufacturing processes. Their
main functions are to: increase extraction of juice from raw material, increase processing …

Beverage industry for its fruit juice products and fruit softening has been using cell wall
degrading enzymes such as pectinases, cellulases, and proteases. The pectin in the middle …

Date syrup is the most common processed date product in Morocco, produced from surplus
date fruit of inferior grades, which are not accepted by the food iandustry and sold at low …

The aim of this work was to investigate the effect of date seed water-soluble polysaccharides
(DSP) and hemicellulose (DSH) as dietary fiber sources in enhancing the wheat bread's …

Commercial hydrolytic enzymes (pectinase and cellulase) were investigated for their
influence on phenolics and antioxidant activities of date syrup. Content of total phenolics …

Bioethanol production from a mixture of agricultural feedstock was carried out in a batch
fermenter. To study the effect of optimal mixture ratio of fruit juices (100% dates; 70% dates+ …