Chemical composition of Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) fruit

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1623-1624

  Salim, Nebbache ^a   Abdelwaheb, Chibani ^b   Rabah, Chadli ^a   Ahcene, Bouznad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MOSTAGANEM   (Algeria)

^b KING KHALID UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Cactus pear; Chemical composition; Fruit; Opuntia ficus indica

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; MAGNESIUM; MINERAL; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; SUCROSE; SUGAR; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER;

ARTICLE; FOOD COMPOSITION; OPUNTIA; PLANT SEED;

CACTACEAE; OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA; PYRUS;

EID: 66749126911     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16845315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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