Preface vii
Obituary: Professor Adel A. Kader ix
List of Contributors xi
1 Overview of Date Fruit Production, Postharvest handling, Processing, and Nutrition 1
Muhammad Siddiq and Ibrahim Greiby
2 Date Palm: Production 29
Abdullah A. Jaradat
3 Biology and Postharvest Physiology of Date Fruit 57
Maria Gloria Lobo, Elhadi M. Yahia, and Adel A. Kader
4 Insect Pests of Stored Dates and Their Management 81
Mahmoud Abo-El-Saad and Hamadttu El-Shafie
5 Harvesting and Postharvest Technology of Dates 105
Elhadi M. Yahia, Maria Gloria Lobo, and Adel A. Kader
6 Packaging Technologies for Dates and Date Products 137
Vanee Chonhenchob, Koushik Saha, Sher Paul Singh, and Muhammad Siddiq
7 Physical and Structural Characteristics of Dates 157
Mohammad Shafiur Rahman
8 Date Fruit Processing and Processed Products 171
Salah M. Aleid
9 Innovative Processing Technologies for Processing Dates 203
Salah M. Aleid
10 Value-added Utilization of Dates By-products 233
Huthail Najib and Yousef M. Al-Yousef
11 Date Fruit Composition and Nutrition 261
Jasim Ahmed, Fahad M. Al-Jasass, and Muhammad Siddiq
12 Bioactive Compounds, Nutritional and Functional Properties of Date Fruit 285
Praveen K. Vayalil
Index 305