Proximate analysis of Parinari curatellifolia fruit pulp of fruit from parts of Harare and a rural area in Zimbabwe

Pakistan Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 541-544

  Benhura, C ^a   Benhura, M A N ^a   Muchuweti, M ^a   Nyagura, S F ^a   Gombiro, P E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZIMBABWE   (Zimbabwe)

Author keywords

Energy; Fruit pulp; Parinari curatellifolia; Proximate analysis

Indexed keywords

CARBOHYDRATE; CRUDE FAT; CRUDE PROTEIN; FAT; PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASH; CRUDE FIBER; DRY WEIGHT; ENERGY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; FRUIT PULP; MINERAL ASH; NONHUMAN; PARINARI CURATELLIFOLIA; PLANT FIBER; RURAL AREA; ZIMBABWE;

PARINARI;

EID: 84863807347     PISSN: 16805194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjn.2012.639.642     Document Type: Article

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