Nutrient content of seeds of some wild plants

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 6, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1665-1669

  Nkafamiya, I I ^a   Modibbo, U U ^a   Manji, A J ^a   Haggai, D ^a  

^a MODIBBO ADAMA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Antinutritional; Characteristics; Composition; Cyanogenetic glucoside; Oil; Wild seeds

Indexed keywords

ACID; ASCORBIC ACID; BENZALDEHYDE; FATTY ACID; HYDROGEN CYANIDE; IODINE; OXALIC ACID; PEROXIDE; RETINOL; SAPONIN; TANNIN; VEGETABLE OIL;

ANIMAL FOOD; ARTICLE; BALANITES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; NONHUMAN; NUTRIENT CONTENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REFRACTION INDEX; SAPONIFICATION; SEED; WILD PLANT;

ANIMALIA; BALANITES; CASSIPOUREA; NUCLEA LATIFOLIA;

EID: 34547569357     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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