Oil content and fatty acid composition of cactus pear seed compared with cotton and grape seed

Journal of Food Biochemistry

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 93-100

  Labuschagne, M T ^a   Hugo, A ^b  

^a Department of Plant Sciences ^*  (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CACTACEAE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; PYRUS; VITACEAE;

EID: 77449140143     PISSN: 01458884     EISSN: 17454514     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4514.2009.00266.x     Document Type: Article

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