Evaluation of the tubers and oil of Cyperus esculentus

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 171-173

  Umerie, S C ^a   Okafor, E O ^a   Uka, A S ^a  

^a NNAMDI AZIKIWE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cyperus esculentus; Oil extraction and characterization; Proximate evaluation; Tubers

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITION; EXTRACTION; FATTY ACIDS; IODINE; OILS AND FATS; SAPONIFICATION; SOLIDIFICATION;

CYPERUS ESCULENTUS; OIL EXTRACTION; TUBERS;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

CARBOHYDRATE; FATTY ACID; LAURIC ACID; PROTEIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELATIVE DENSITY;

CYPERUS ESCULENTUS;

EID: 0031210478     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)00045-X     Document Type: Article

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