Food and Nutrition Sciences
Vol.5 No.4(2014), Paper ID 42653, 10
pages
DOI:10.4236/fns.2014.54038
Microbial Loads and Physicochemical Characteristics of Fruits from Four Saudi Date Palm Tree Cultivars: Conformity with Applicable Date Standards
Salah M. Aleid, Bakri H. Hassan, Salah A. Almaiman, Safar H. Al-Kahtani, Sobhy M. Ismail
Date Palm Research Center of Excellence, King Faisal University, Alahsa, Saudi Arabia
College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Department of Food Science and Nutrition, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Copyright © 2014 Salah M. Aleid, Bakri H. Hassan, Salah A. Almaiman, Safar H. Al-Kahtani, Sobhy M. Ismail et al. This is
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How to Cite this Article
S. Aleid, B. Hassan, S. Almaiman, S. Al-Kahtani and S. Ismail, "Microbial Loads and Physicochemical Characteristics of Fruits from Four Saudi Date Palm Tree Cultivars: Conformity with Applicable Date Standards,"
Food and Nutrition Sciences, Vol. 5 No. 4, 2014, pp. 316-327. doi:
10.4236/fns.2014.54038.