Variability in trans fatty acid content of selected local and imported foods in Jordan

Rivista Italiana delle Sostanze Grasse

Volumn 89, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-200

  Mashai, R ^a   Ai Ismail, K ^a   Al Domi, H ^a   Al Mousa, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

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