Editing Date palm (section)

=== Seeds ===
Date seeds are soaked and ground up for [[animal feed]]. Their oil is suitable for use in cosmetics and dermatological applications. The oil contains [[lauric acid]] (36%) and [[oleic acid]] (41%). Date palm seeds contain 0.56–5.4% lauric acid. They can also be processed chemically as a source of [[oxalic acid]]. Date seeds are also ground and used in the manner of [[coffee]] beans, or as an additive to coffee. Experimental studies have shown that feeding mice with the [[aqueous]] [[extract]] of date pits exhibit anti-[[genotoxic]] effects and reduce DNA damage induced by [[N-nitroso-N-methylurea]].<ref name="Diab KA">{{cite journal|last=Diab|first=K.A|author2=E. I. Aboul-Ela|title=In Vivo Comparative Studies on Antigenotoxicity of Date Palm (''Phoenix Dactylifera'' L.) Pits Extract Against DNA Damage Induced by N-Nitroso-N-methylurea in Mice|journal= Toxicology International|year=2012|volume=19|issue=3|pages=279–286|pmid=23293467|doi=10.4103/0971-6580.103669|doi-broken-date=27 April 2025 |pmc=3532774 |doi-access=free }}</ref>