Chemical composition and nutritional evaluation of two Cameroonian soup thickeners: Belschmiedia Jacques felexii and Belschmiedia anacardiodes

Journal of Food Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 187-189

  Tchiegang, Cierge ^a   Parmentier, Michel ^b  

^a Laboratory of Biochemistry and Food Technology   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Belschmiedia sp; Cameroon; Chemical composition; Nutritional quality; Soup thickeners

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; FATTY ACIDS; LIPIDS; NUTRITION; PROTEINS;

CAMEROON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NUTRITIONAL QUALITY; SOUP THICKENERS;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

BELSCHMIEDIA;

EID: 41049088729     PISSN: 00221155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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