Determination of pitaya seeds as a natural antioxidant and source of essential fatty acids

International Food Research Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1003-1010

  Chemah, T C ^a   Aminah, A ^a   Noriham, A ^b   Wan Aida, W M ^a  

^a School of Applied Physics   (Malaysia)

^b Faculty of Applied Sciences   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Antioxidant; Essential fatty acid; H.polyrhizus; H.undatus; Pitaya seeds; S.megalanthus

Indexed keywords

HYLOCEREUS POLYRHIZUS; HYLOCEREUS UNDATUS; SELENICEREUS MEGALANTHUS; STENOCEREUS STELLATUS;

EID: 77956637488     PISSN: 19854668     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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