Abstract
Dates palm (Phoenix dactylifera L.) is an important crop which is cultivated in the warmer regions of the world. Semi-dry Aseel variety of dates is an important commercial variety of Pakistan which appears as yellow or golden colour. The iron content of aseel variety is 1.58±0.04 mg/100g. Vitamin C sources such as lemon peel and aonla powders used for formulating the product. Iron and Vitamin C combine to form an iron chelate complex which increases the solubility of iron. However, an excess of 200 mg of Vitamin C per 30 mg of elemental iron is required to enhance the absorption of highly available iron salts, such as ferrous sulphate. The aim of this study is to increase the bioavailability of iron in human metabolism. The drying characteristics of dry dates (TD, 60⁰C), lemon peel and aonla (TD, 60⁰C and HAO, 60⁰C) were observed. The proximate composition of the formulated samples were determined. The ascorbic acid content of the formulated samples T1 (58 mg/100 g), T2 (62.3 mg/100 g), T3 (450 mg/ 100 g) and T4 (468 mg/100 g) were found. Desired ranges of these quality parameters of the formulated samples were fixed and selected as the best product
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