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Effect of Date Seeds Coffee on Mood and Cognitive Performance

NCT04009564 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 52

Last updated 2020-08-31

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Summary

Limited utilizations of date seeds have previously been explored, and so previously wastage has often been the normality. However, research now indicates that several fruit seeds contain higher concentrations of beneficial total phytochemicals within their seeds in comparison to the flesh. As well as high nutritional values of date seeds for fibre, protein and micronutrients, this increased phytochemical content has been proven to be true for date seeds, with mainly phenolic acids (24.6 g k GAE) 3 and total flavonoids (3.67 g k RE). With the seeds presently being used to produce new coffee products, it raises questions on whether consumption of date seeds can alter mood and cognitive behaviour and therefore research into investigate the acute effect of date seeds coffee on mood and cognitive function on healthy young volunteers. However, to the best of the research team knowledge, this is the first human trial to investigate these effects.

Conditions

  • Health Status

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Date coffee

45 g of date seeds coffee in 280 ml of water

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Normal coffee

6 g of normal coffee in 280ml of water

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Placebo

water, food colouring and coffee flavouring

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Newcastle University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
35 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-06-20
Primary Completion
2020-03-07
Completion
2020-03-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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