Characterization of crude and purified pumpkin seed oil.

Oil from hulled pumpkin seeds (Cucurbita pepo and Cucurbita Maxima) was extracted with hot petroleum ether, and then it was degummed, neutralized and bleached, consecutively Physical and chemical characteristics of crude and purified oils were determined. Density, refractive index, viscosity and per...

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Main Authors: John Tsaknis, Stavros Lalas, Evangelos S. Lazos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas 1997-10-01
Series:Grasas y Aceites
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Online Access:http://grasasyaceites.revistas.csic.es/index.php/grasasyaceites/article/view/802