Argan oil, functional food, and the sustainable development of the argan forest

Natural Product Communications

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 283-288

  Charrouf, Zoubida ^a   Guillaume, Dominique ^b  

^a FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES   (Morocco)

^b FRE 2715   (France)

Author keywords

Argan grove; Argan oil; Argania spinosa; Nutraceutic

Indexed keywords

PLANT EXTRACT; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARGANIA SPINOSA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PROCESSING; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FUNCTIONAL FOOD; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MACHINE; MARKETING; NONHUMAN; QUALITY CONTROL; REFORESTATION; REVIEW; SAPOTACEAE;

ARGANIA SPINOSA;

EID: 57849119385     PISSN: 1934578X     EISSN: 15559475     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1934578x0800300237     Document Type: Review

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