Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) seed oil is a rich source of γ-tocopherol

Journal of Food Science

Volumn 72, Issue 3, 2007, Pages

  Mohamed, R ^a   Fernandez J ^a   Pineda, M ^a   Aguilar, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antioxidants; Oil; Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.); Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; GAMMA TOCOPHEROL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HIBISCUS; PLANT SEED;

ANTIOXIDANTS; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL; HIBISCUS; PLANT OILS; SEEDS;

HIBISCUS; HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA;

EID: 34147093802     PISSN: 00221147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2007.00285.x     Document Type: Article

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