Lipid and fatty acid composition of mesocarp and seed of avocado fruits harvested at northern range in Japan

Journal of Oleo Science

Volumn 57, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 591-597

  Takenaga, Fumio ^a   Matsuyama, Kaori ^a   Abe, Shin ^a   Torii, Yasuyoshi ^a   Itoh, Shingo ^a  

^a NIHON UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agricultural product; Avocado; Fatty acid; Japan; Oleic acid

Indexed keywords

EID: 56649090979     PISSN: 13458957     EISSN: 13473352     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5650/jos.57.591     Document Type: Article

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