Detection of argan oil adulteration using quantitative campesterol GC-analysis

JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society

Volumn 84, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 761-764

  Hilali, Miloudi ^a   Charrouf, Zoubida ^a   Soulhi, Abd El Aziz ^b   Hachimi, Larbi ^b   Guillaume, Dominique ^c  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b Lab Officiel d'Analyses Rech C   (Morocco)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE REIMS CHAMPAGNE ARDENNE   (France)

Author keywords

Adulteration; Argan oil; Argan tree; Argania spinosa; Campesterol; Morocco

Indexed keywords

CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; FORESTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ADULTERATION; ARGAN OILS; ARGAN TREE; ARGANIA SPINOSA; CAMPESTEROL;

VEGETABLE OILS;

FORESTRY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; TECHNICAL SERVICES; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARGANIA SPINOSA;

EID: 34547702223     PISSN: 0003021X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11746-007-1084-y     Document Type: Article

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