Nutritive value and chemical composition of prickly pear seeds (Opuntia ficus indica L.) growing in Turkey

International Journal of Food Sciences and Nutrition

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 533-536

  Ö Zcan, Mehmet Musa ^a   Al Juhaimi, Fahad Y ^b  

^a SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Composition; Fatty acids; Minerals; Oil; Opuntia ficus indica L.; Prickly pear; Seed

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; MINERAL; VEGETABLE OIL;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIETARY FIBER; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OPUNTIA; PLANT SEED; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

DIETARY FIBER; FATTY ACIDS; MINERALS; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OPUNTIA; PLANT OILS; SEEDS; TURKEY;

OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 79960202967     PISSN: 09637486     EISSN: 14653478     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09637486.2011.552569     Document Type: Article

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