Characterization of artisanally and semiautomatically extracted argan oils from Morocco

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 110, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1159-1166

  Cayuela, José Antonio ^a   Rada, Mirela ^a   Pérez Camino, María Del Carmen ^a   Benaissa, Mohamed ^b   Abdelaziz, Elamrani ^b   Guinda, Ángeles ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE LA GRASA   (Spain)

^b HASSAN II UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

Author keywords

Argan oils; Fatty acids; Oil stability index; Tocopherols; Triacylglycerols

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749094856     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200800146     Document Type: Article

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