Eri silkworm: A source of edible oil with a high content of α-linolenic acid and of significant nutritional value

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1988-1993

  Longvah, Thingnganing ^a   Manghtya, Korra ^a   Qadri, Syed S Y H ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION   (India)

Author keywords

Eri silkworm (Samia ricinii) oil; Fatty acid composition; Nutritional; Toxicological evaluation

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LINOLENIC ACID; OIL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BOMBYX; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GROWTH; INSECT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; RAT; WISTAR RAT;

ALPHA-LINOLENIC ACID; ANIMALS; BOMBYX; CHOLESTEROL; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; DIETARY FATS; FEMALE; GROWTH; MALE; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OILS; PUPA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TRIGLYCERIDES;

BOMBYX MORI; HELIANTHUS; RATTUS; SAMIA;

EID: 84861989429     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.5572     Document Type: Article

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