Grasas y Aceites (Dec 2005)

Physical and chemical characteristics of coroba ( Jessenia polycarpa Karst) fruit: a Venezuelan oleaginous specie

  • Douglas R. Belén-Camacho,
  • Saiver Herrera,
  • Alviomar Castillo,
  • Mario José Moreno-Álvarez,
  • David García,
  • Carlos Medina

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3989/gya.2005.v56.i4.99
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 56, no. 4
pp. 317 – 323

Abstract

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In this research, the structural and proximate compositions of the mature fruit of the coroba palm ( Jessenia polycarpa Karst) were evaluated. The fruits were harvested in Cuchivero, Cedeño Municipality , Bolívar state-Venezuela, in July 2003. The average weight of a whole fruit was 33.00 ± 5.21 g (P

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