Chemical composition of edible Macadamia nuts (Macadamia integrifolia) and impact of soil quality

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part A Toxic/Hazardous Substances and Environmental Engineering

Volumn 42, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2097-2104

  Moodley, Roshila ^a   Kindness, Andrew ^a   Jonnalagadda, Sreekanth B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Chemical characteristics; Edible nuts; Elemental composition; Macadamia nuts; Nutrition; South Africa

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METALS; NUTRITION; SOILS; SOUTH AFRICA;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; EDIBLE NUTS; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITION; MACADAMIA NUTS;

FRUITS;

ARSENIC; CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MANGANESE; ORGANIC MATTER; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOAVAILABILITY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; MACADAMIA; NONHUMAN; NUT; SOIL QUALITY;

CALCIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; MACADAMIA; MAGNESIUM; NUTS; PLANT OILS; PROTONS; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; ZINC;

MACADAMIA; MACADAMIA INTEGRIFOLIA;

EID: 37049014892     PISSN: 10934529     EISSN: 15324117     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10934520701627074     Document Type: Article

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