Nutritional composition of shea (Vitellaria paradoxa) fruit pulp across its major distribution zones in Nigeria

Fruits

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 163-170

  Ugese, Felix D ^a   Baiyeri, Paul K ^b   Mbah, Benjamin N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Fruit pulps; Nigeria; Proximate composition; Vitellaria paradoxa

Indexed keywords

VITELLARIA; VITELLARIA PARADOXA;

EID: 43749086430     PISSN: 02481294     EISSN: 1625967X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1051/fruits:2008006     Document Type: Article

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