Quality characteristics of shea butter recovered from shea kernel through dry extraction process

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 404-407

  Olaniyan, A M ^a   Oje, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILORIN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Dry extraction; Mechanical expression rig; Quality characteristics; Shea butter; Shea kernel; Shea nut; Vitellaria paradoxa

Indexed keywords

EXTRACTION; MOISTURE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SAPONIFICATION; VISCOSITY;

DRY EXTRACTION; SHEA BUTTER; SHEA KERNEL; SHEA NUT; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

FOOD PROCESSING;

VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 34250660040     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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