Metabolomic and antioxidant characterization of seven Egyptian and Saudi date syrups via GC-MS and UHPLC/MS with sensory bioactive insights.

ABSTRACT: Date syrup is a valued ingredient in Middle Eastern cuisine and is widely used in the food industry for its sweetness and high nutritional value, prepared from fruits post-heat processing. The current study assesses the chemical composition of 7 commercial date syrup products (D1-D7) of different origins via a metabolomics approach using hyphenated UHPLC-MS and GC-MS techniques, followed by multivariate data analysis. Primary metabolites profiling via GC-MS assigned 36 peaks belonging to sugars, sugar alcohols, fatty acids/esters, alcohols, organic acids, and nitrogenous compounds. Sugars and sugar alcohols amounted for ca. 97.04%, dominated by mono-sugars. Aroma profiling using headspace coupled to GC-MS revealed 17 volatiles belonging mainly to furans, alcohols, and esters, with furans l

SUBMITTER: Abdou RM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12446427 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature