Fruits of the date have found great value in human nutrition because of their
rich content of essential nutrients. Tons of palm fruit waste are being discarded daily.
Waste such as date holes represents 10% of date fruit. Within the framework of the
bio-economy, there is a high potential for date waste use in ligne-cellulosic products in
a broad spectrum of bio-industries. Extensive and varied biomolecules may capture
energy for use in the pharmaceutical industry as an active pharmaceutical ingredient
(API), or in the development of nutraceuticals without using them as substrates for
mass production of bacteria, phenolic, sterols, carotenoids, anthocyanins., procyanidin,
flavonoids, minerals, various vitamins, economically beneficial amino acids, organic
acids, biosurfactants, biopolymers, biofuels, exopolysaccharides, probiotics with date
flavors, etc. Date fruits are commonly used to prepare many kinds of products such as
date juice concentrate (distribution, syrup, and liquid sugar), date products (wine,
alcohol, vinegar, organic acids) and date pastes for different uses (e.g., bakery and -
confectionery) without the direct use. Date seeds can be converted into high-value
liquids (bio-oil), gas, and solid products (bio-char) by pyrolysis, and coal and activated
carbon can be produced from date seeds. Significant progress has been made in
developing specific date fruit products and using products from packaging and
processing. Additional economic benefits will also increase so far as farmers increase
the number of commodities they produce, as well as diversify their sources of income.
Keywords: Date fruit waste, Industrial and medical applications, Traditional use.
