Storage properties of oils of two Nigerian oil seeds Jatropha curcas (physic nut) and Helianthus annuus (sunflower)

American Journal of Food Technology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 207-211

  Abulude, F O ^a   Ogunkoya, M O ^a   Ogunleye, R F ^b  

^a Federal College of Agriculture   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADO EKITI   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Container; Helianthus annuus; J. Curcas; Physico chemical properties; Storage

Indexed keywords

HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; JATROPHA; JATROPHA CURCAS;

EID: 34247495919     PISSN: 15574571     EISSN: 1557458X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/ajft.2007.207.211     Document Type: Article

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