Physico-chemical properties and fatty acid composition of pomegranate, cherry and pumpkin seed oils

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture

Volumn 96, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 1730-1735

  Siano, Francesco ^a   Straccia, Maria C ^a   Paolucci, Marina ^a,b   Fasulo, Gabriella ^a   Boscaino, Floriana ^a   Volpe, Maria G ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANNIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acidic profile; Biomolecules; Cherry; Pomegranate; Pumpkin; Seed oils

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; VEGETABLE OIL;

CHEMISTRY; FOOD ANALYSIS; LYTHRACEAE; PLANT SEED; SQUASH; SWEET CHERRY;

CUCURBITA; FATTY ACIDS; FOOD ANALYSIS; PLANT OILS; PRUNUS AVIUM; PUNICACEAE; SEEDS;

EID: 84959529783     PISSN: 00225142     EISSN: 10970010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.7279     Document Type: Article

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