Within the scope of this work, we c

Within the scope of this work, we can conclude that date
syrup may represent a promising binder or granulating agent
for both water-soluble and water-insoluble materials. It is
advisable to use date syrup diluted with water in a 40:60 to
60:40 (v/v) ratio to get better granules and tablets thereof.
Within the present study date syrup is found to be highly efficient
binder, compared to starch paste or sucrose syrup, the
well-known binders, it has other merits. Its nutritional value,
sweetening power and preference to sucrose in case of diabetes
and avoidance of dental caries make it a valuable candidate as
a binder not only for conventional tablets but also for chewable
ones. In the same time, the preliminary findings require
more investigations on the details of the behavior of date syrup
during densification with respect to deformation, breaking and
packing of the granules. Three month storage at room temperature
(25 _C) gave almost no significant change based on the
current study.