@article{Abdullah AlFaris_Zaidan AlTamim_Abdulaziz AlMousa_Ali AlGhamidi_Abdullah Albarid_2022, title={Date-derived industries: A review of common products, manufacturing methods, and leading countries}, volume={34}, url={https://ejfa.me/index.php/journal/article/view/2825}, DOI={10.9755/ejfa.2022.v34.i2.2825}, abstractNote={<p>The date fruit, a nourishing food appreciated worldwide, plays an important role in producing countries’ economic and political aspects. <br>Date palms provide numerous products, including date syrup, alcohol, vinegar, date powder, and sugar. This review was undertaken <br>to summarize information about the common date-derived products, the manufacturing methods used, and the leading countries in <br>the date-derived industry. Additionally, the review highlights the future challenges in developing the date industry. The difficulties that <br>accompanied the preparation of this review included the scarcity of modern and reliable information, especially the statistics related to <br>date-derived products from leading countries involved in this industry. This may be due to the incompleteness of such information or the <br>lack of interest in publishing them in reliable scientific sources.</p>}, number={2}, journal={Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture}, author={Abdullah AlFaris, Nora and Zaidan AlTamim, Jozaa and Abdulaziz AlMousa, Lujain and Ali AlGhamidi, Fatima and Abdullah Albarid, Najla}, year={2022}, month={Mar.} }