A comparison of the lipid and fatty acid profiles from the kernels of the fruit (nuts) of Ximenia caffra and Ricinodendron rautanenii from Zimbabwe

Industrial Crops and Products

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-32

  Chivandi, Eliton ^a   Davidson, Bruce C ^b   Erlwanger, Kennedy H ^b  

^a MIDLANDS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Zimbabwe)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND MEDICAL SCHOOL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Lipid profiles; Nervonic acid; Nuts; Ricinodendron rautanenii; Ximenia caffra

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); VEGETABLE OILS;

LIPID PROFILES; NERVONIC ACID; RICINODENDRON RAUTANENII; XIMENIA CAFFRA;

FRUITS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FATTY ACID; FRUIT; LIPID; NUT;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZIMBABWE;

RICINODENDRON RAUTANENII; XIMENIA CAFFRA;

ACID; LIPID;

EID: 36448981353     PISSN: 09266690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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