Elemental composition and chemical characteristics of five edible nuts (almond, Brazil, pecan, macadamia and walnut) consumed in Southern Africa

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 585-591

  Moodley, Roshila ^a   Kindness, Andrew ^a   Jonnalagadda, Sreekanth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Almond (Prunus dulcus); Brazil (Bertholletia excelsa); Chemical characteristics; Edible nuts; Elemental composition; Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia); Pecan (Carya pecan); Walnut (Juglans nigra)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FOOD PRODUCTS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ALMOND (PRUNUS DULCUS); BRAZIL (BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA); CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDIBLE NUTS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION; MACADAMIA (MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA); PECAN (CARYA PECAN); PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; WALNUT (JUGLANS NIGRA);

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS;

EDIBLE OIL; SAPONIN; SELENIUM; TRACE ELEMENT;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EDIBLE SPECIES; FRUIT; NUT; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; REFRACTIVE INDEX;

ARTICLE; BRAZIL NUT; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MACADAMIA; NUT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PRUNUS; SOUTH AFRICA; WALNUT;

BERTHOLLETIA; DIETARY FATS, UNSATURATED; FOOD ANALYSIS; HUMANS; JUGLANS; MACADAMIA; NUTRITIVE VALUE; NUTS; PRUNUS; SAPONINS; SELENIUM; SOUTH AFRICA; TRACE ELEMENTS;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARACHIS; BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA; CARYA ILLINOINENSIS; JUGLANS; JUGLANS NIGRA; MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA; PRUNUS; PRUNUS DULCIS;

EID: 34250350332     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601230701391591     Document Type: Article

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