Waste yield, proximate and mineral composition of three different types of land snails found in Nigeria

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 111-116

  Adeyeye, E I ^a  

^a Ondo State College of Education   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

ARTICLE; CARCASS; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; INTESTINE; MOISTURE; NIGERIA; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PROTEIN CONTENT; SNAIL;

EID: 0029912435     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637489609012572     Document Type: Article

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