Habitat effects on yield, fatty acid composition and tocopherol contents of prickly pear (Opuntia ficus-indica L.) seed oils

Scientia Horticulturae

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-98

  Matthäus, Bertrand ^a   Özcan, Mehmet Musa ^b  

^a FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

^b SELCUK UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Fatty acids; GC; HPLC; Oil; Opuntia ficus indica L.; Prickly pear; Tocopherols

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FATTY ACID; FRUIT; HABITAT TYPE; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; ORGANIC ACID; SEED;

OPUNTIA; OPUNTIA FICUS-INDICA;

EID: 80755186513     PISSN: 03044238     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scienta.2011.09.027     Document Type: Article

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