Chemical characteristics of oils from naked and husk seeds of Cucurbita pepo L.

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 936-943

  Nakić, Sandra Nederal ^a   Rade, Desanka ^a   Škevin, Dubravka ^a   Štrucelj, Dubravka ^a   Mokrovčak, Željko ^a   Bartolić, Martina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; Pumpkin seed oil; Squalene; Sterols; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

CUCURBITA PEPO;

EID: 33845274030     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200600161     Document Type: Article

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