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

Abstract

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

Keywords

• coroba
• fat
• food
• oil
• oleaginous
• palmaceae