Chemical composition of nuts and edible seeds and their relation to nutrition and health;Composição química de nozes e sementes comestíveis e sua relação com a nutrição e saúde

Revista de Nutricao

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 269-279

  Freitas, Jullyana Borges ^a   Naves, Maria Margareth Veloso ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF GOIÁS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Fatty acids; Minerals; Nutritive value; Nuts; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955362458     PISSN: 14155273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s1415-52732010000200010     Document Type: Review

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