Changes in dry matter, oil content and fatty acids composition of avocado during harvesting time and post-harvesting ripening period

Food Chemistry

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 79-83

  Ozdemir, Feramuz ^a   Topuz, Ayhan ^a  

^a AKDENIZ UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Avocado (Persea americana Mill.); Fatty acid composition; Ripening period

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; OIL; PALMITIC ACID;

ARTICLE; AVOCADO; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FRUIT RIPENING; HARVEST; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

PERSEA; PERSEA AMERICANA;

EID: 1042277783     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2003.08.012     Document Type: Article

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