Studies of selected physicochemical properties of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis Hook F.) seed oil and Tropical almond (Terminalia catappia L.) seed oil

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 306-307

  Agatemor, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BENIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fluted pumpkin; Petroleum ether; Tropical almond

Indexed keywords

ALMOND OIL; FATTY ACID; LUBRICATING AGENT; PALM OIL; PETROLEUM ETHER; SOAP; TELFAIRA OCCIDENTALIS EXTRACT; TERMINALIA CATAPPIA EXTRACT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VEGETABLE OIL;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COSMETIC INDUSTRY; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; FOOD INDUSTRY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; PLANT SEED; PUMPKIN; RELATIVE DENSITY; SAPONIFICATION; TELFAIRA OCCIDENTALIS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CATAPPIA;

TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS; TERMINALIA; TERMINALIA CATAPPA;

EID: 33747313815     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2006.306.307     Document Type: Article

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