Compositional and structural studies of the oils from two edible seeds: Tiger nut, Cyperus esculentum, and asiato, Pachira insignis, from Ghana

Food Research International

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 259-266

  Yeboah, Samuel Owusu ^a   Mitei, Yulita Chebotip ^a,d   Ngila, Jane Catherine ^b   Wessjohann, Ludger ^c   Schmidt, Juergen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF PLANT BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Asiato; Cyperus esculentum; Fatty acids; Pachira insignis; Phytosterols; Tiger nut; Tocopherols; Triacylglycerols

Indexed keywords

ASIATO; CYPERUS ESCULENTUM; PACHIRA INSIGNIS; PHYTOSTEROLS; TIGER NUT; TOCOPHEROLS; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS;

FATTY ACIDS; FOOD PRODUCTS; GLYCEROL; VEGETABLE OILS;

LINOLEIC ACID;

ARACHIS; CYPERUS; PACHIRA INSIGNIS;

EID: 84861757023     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2011.06.036     Document Type: Article

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