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Zoubida Charrouf
Chemistry
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Detection of Argan Oil Adulteration Using Quantitative Campesterol GC-Analysis
Detection of edible oil adulteration is of utmost important to ensure product quality and customer protection. Campesterol, a sterol found in seed oils, represents less than 0.4% of argan oil total sterol cont...
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Influence of Argan Kernel Roasting-time on Virgin Argan Oil Composition and Oxidative Stability
Virgin argan oil, which is harvested from argan fruit kernels, constitutes an alimentary source of substances of nutraceutical value. Chemical composition and oxidative stability of argan oil prepared from arg...
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Chemical and oxidative properties of olive and argan oils sold on the Moroccan market. A comparative study
The chemical composition of four olive and four argan oils marketed in Morocco as extra-virgin oils was compared. Oxidative stability was also determined initially under accelerated conditions. Composition and...
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Functional Food and Sustainable Development Once Met in the Argan Forest: The Tale of the Argan Oil
The argan tree is only endemic in Morocco. Argan oil is produced by cold-pressing kernels obtained from argan tree fruit. Roasted kernels deliver an oil of edible quality whereas unroasted kernels afford an oi...
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Argan [Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels] Oil
Argan oil is extracted from the kernels of Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels, a tree that almost exclusively grows endemically in southern Morocco. If argan oil was initially only known around its traditional productio...
