Effect of argan kernel storage conditions on argan oil quality

European Journal of Lipid Science and Technology

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 915-920

  Harhar, Hicham ^a   Gharby, Saïd ^b   Guillaume, Dominique ^c   Charrouf, Zoubida ^a  

^a Synthése Organique et Bioorganique   (Morocco)

^b Laboratoire Contrôle Qualité   (Morocco)

^c CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Argan nuts; Edible oil; Quality; Storage

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956931674     PISSN: 14387697     EISSN: 14389312     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.200900269     Document Type: Article

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