Phytosterol, squalene, tocopherol content and fatty acid profile of selected seeds, grains, and legumes

Plant Foods for Human Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 85-91

  Ryan, E ^a   Galvin, K ^a   O'Connor, T P ^a   Maguire, A R ^a   O'Brien, N M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Cereals; Legumes; Phytosterols; Seeds; Squalene; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; PHYTOSTEROL; SQUALENE; TOCOPHEROL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CEREAL; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEGUME; METHODOLOGY; PLANT SEED;

CEREALS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FABACEAE; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD ANALYSIS; PHYTOSTEROLS; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; SQUALENE; TOCOPHEROLS;

PISUM SATIVUM; SECALE CEREALE;

EID: 34548590221     PISSN: 09219668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11130-007-0046-8     Document Type: Article

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