Compositional, mass-volume-area related and mechanical properties of sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca) seeds

International Journal of Food Properties

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 864-876

  Ogunsina, B S ^a   Adegbenjo, A O ^a   Opeyemi, O O ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Mass volume area related and mechanical properties; Proximate composition; Sponge gourd seeds

Indexed keywords

APPARENT DENSITY; BULK DENSITY; COEFFICIENT OF FRICTIONS; COMPOSITIONAL PROPERTIES; EQUIVALENT DIAMETER; GALVANIZED STEELS; LINOLEIC; MILD-STEEL SURFACES; PROXIMATE COMPOSITION; PROXIMATE COMPOSITIONS; SEED MASS; SPONGE GOURD SEEDS; STANDARD METHOD; SURFACE AREA;

CARBON STEEL; GALVANIZED METAL; GALVANIZING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STEARIC ACID;

SEED;

CITRULLUS COLOCYNTHIS; LUFFA; LUFFA AEGYPTIACA;

EID: 77955474310     PISSN: 10942912     EISSN: 15322386     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10942910902898774     Document Type: Article

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