Nutritional and functional properties of tamarindus indica pulp and Zizyphus spina- christi fruit and seed

Journal of Food, Agriculture and Environment

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 16-19

  Amoo, Isiaka Adisa ^a   Atasie, Violette Nkechi ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

^b BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Mineral assay; Nutritional factors; Oxalate; Protein

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CARBOHYDRATE; FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; LEAD; MALTOSE; MANGANESE; OXALIC ACID; PHYTIC ACID; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; TANNIN; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; BULK DENSITY; CARBOHYDRATE ANALYSIS; DIETARY FIBER; EMULSION; FAT CONTENT; FOOD COMPOSITION; FRUIT; GELATION; HYDROPHOBICITY; IRON CONTENT; JUJUBE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PH; PLANT SEED; PROTEIN CONTENT; SOLUBILITY; TAMARIND; WATER ABSORPTION; ZIZYPHUS SPINA CHRISTI;

ADENOPUS; TAMARINDUS INDICA; ZIZIPHUS SPINA-CHRISTI;

EID: 84856891865     PISSN: 14590255     EISSN: 14590263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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