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OBA OIL [1 record]

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Record 1 2001-01-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fatty Substances (Food)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
DEF

The fatty substance of dika-bread.

CONT

Dika oil, oba oil, or wild mango oil is obtained from a tree indigenous to the west coast of Africa.

Key term(s)
  • dika fat
  • oba-oil
  • dika butter

French

Domaine(s)
  • Corps gras (Ind. de l'aliment.)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
DEF

Corps blanc, d'odeur caractéristique, F : 38°C, extrait des amandes d'Irvingia gabonensis Baill.; [...] contient acides laurique, myristique, oléique.

OBS

«Irvingia gabonensis» se retrouve au Gabon et au Congo.

Key term(s)
  • beurre de dica
  • huile de dika
  • graisse de dika

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Substancias grasas (Industria alimentaria)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
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