Proximate analysis and physico-chemical properties of groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 194-197

  Atasie, V N ^a   Akinhanmi, T F ^b   Ojiodu, C C ^c  

^a BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Nigeria)

^c Yaba College of Technology   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Groundnut oil; Nutritional value; Physico chemical characteristics

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; FAT; FATTY ACID; IODINE; IRON; MAGNESIUM; MYRISTIC ACID; OIL; OLEIC ACID; PALMITIC ACID; PEROXIDE; PHOSPHORUS; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE; PROTEIN; SODIUM; STEARIC ACID; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ASH; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; DIETARY FIBER; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COMPOSITION; LIPID COMPOSITION; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PEANUT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; SAPONIFICATION;

ARACHIS HYPOGAEA;

EID: 54949089587     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2009.194.197     Document Type: Article

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