Nutrient composition of selected indigenous fruits from sub-Saharan Africa

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2627-2636

  Stadlmayr, Barbara ^a   Charrondière, U Ruth ^a   Eisenwagen, Sandra ^a   Jamnadass, Ramni ^b   Kehlenbeck, Katja ^b  

^a FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS   (Italy)

^b WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Food composition; Fruits; Indigenous species; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADANSONIA; ADANSONIA DIGITATA; BALANITES; BALANITES AEGYPTIACA; DACRYODES EDULIS; IRVINGIA GABONENSIS; SCLEROCARYA BIRREA; SYZYGIUM; SYZYGIUM GUINEENSE; TAMARINDUS INDICA; UAPACA KIRKIANA; VITEX; VITEX DONIANA; ZIZIPHUS MAURITIANA;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMAN; NUTRITIONAL VALUE;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; FOOD ANALYSIS; FRUIT; HUMANS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 84880267186     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.6196     Document Type: Review

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