Comparative studies on oils from some common plant seeds in Nigeria

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 570-573

  Akubugwo, I E ^a   Chinyere, G C ^a   Ugbogu, A E ^a  

^a ABIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Coconut; Conventional seed oils; Oil seeds; Physicochemical properties

Indexed keywords

COCONUT OIL; HEXANE; IODINE; PEROXIDE; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; AVOCADO; COCONUT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; NIGERIA; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PENTACLETHRA MACROPHYLLA; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PLANT; PLANT SEED; RELATIVE DENSITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAPONIFICATION; TELFERIA OCCIDENTALIS; TRECULIA AFRICANA;

COCOS NUCIFERA; PENTACLETHRA MACROPHYLLA; PERSEA; TRECULIA AFRICANA;

EID: 44449102198     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2008.570.573     Document Type: Article

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