Seeds of Sclerocarya Birrea Oil and Protein

ISBN-13: 9783659200441 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 96 str.

Abdalbasit Mariod

Opis

Wild fruits are being considered because their constituents have unique nutritional and functional properties, Sclerocarya birrea (Anacardiaceae) is a popular African wild fruit distributed in many African countries where the leaves, stem bark, root and fruits are used in food and traditional medicine; the fruit is rich in ascorbic acid and the fruit juice contains sesquiterpene hydrocarbon. It contains a hard brown seed. The seed encloses a soft white kernel rich in oil and protein. The oil contains oleic, palmitic, myristic, and stearic acids; the kernel protein contains amino acids with a predominance of glutamic acid and arginine. In Sudan many products are developed using fruits and seeds of Sclerocarya

O autorze

Name: Abdalbasit Adam Mariod Al-Nadif BSc. MSc Ph.D. in Food Science & Technology Reviewer of 38 International Refereed Journals Publications: 102 papers, 65 published in International Refereed Journals, 15 submitted, and 22 in International Proceedings). Patent: 4 Patents Books: 5 BooksHonours: 8 Medals in Research and Academic Excell