Fatty Acid Content of Commonly Available Nuts and Seeds

Nuts and Seeds in Health and Disease Prevention

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 35-42

  Li, Duo ^a,b   Hu, Xiaojie ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Asia Pacific Clinical Nutrition Society   (China)

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EID: 84884824123     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-375688-6.10004-0     Document Type: Chapter

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