Fatty acid compositions of tigernut tubers (Cyperus esculentus L.), baobab seeds (Adansonia digitata L.), and their mixture

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 255-257

  Eteshola, E ^a,b   Oraedu, A C I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

^b TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adansonia digitata L.; Cyperus esculentus L.; Fatty acids essential fatty acids; Mixture of oils; Potential in novel food formulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002437277     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02523905     Document Type: Article

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