Influence of origin and extraction method on argan oil physico-chemical characteristics and composition

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 2081-2087

  Hilali, Miloudi ^a   Charrouf, Zoubida ^a   Soulhi, Abd El Aziz ^b   Hachimi, Larbi ^b   Guillaume, Dominique ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b Lab Officiel d'Analyses Rech C   (Morocco)

^c Lab de Chimie Thérapeutique   (France)

Author keywords

Argan oil; Argan tree; Argania spinosa; Fatty acids; Morocco; Oil chemical analysis; Quality

Indexed keywords

ARGAN OIL; FATTY ACID; PEROXIDE; PLANT EXTRACT; STEROL; TOCOPHEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ABSORPTION; ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXTRACTION; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HEALTH; HUMAN; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOROCCO; REFRACTION INDEX; SAPONIFICATION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARGANIA SPINOSA;

EID: 15444368146     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf040290t     Document Type: Article

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