Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of African olive (Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.) Fruit pulp and Seed

Arthur Tabula; Tobias Pointner; Lili Daroczi; Pignitter Marc; Khadijah Nakyinsige; Michael Bamuwamye; Otmar Hoeglinger

doi:10.1016/j.afres.2026.101989

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Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of African olive (Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.) Fruit pulp and Seed

Arthur Tabula Tobias Pointner Lili Daroczi Pignitter Marc Khadijah Nakyinsige

Michael Bamuwamye Otmar Hoeglinger

Applied Food Research Vol. 6 No. 1 pp. 101989 · Elsevier BV

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Arthur Tabula, Tobias Pointner, Lili Daroczi, et al. (2026). Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of African olive (Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.) Fruit pulp and Seed. Applied Food Research, 6(1), 101989. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afres.2026.101989

Bioactive compounds and antioxidant capacity of African olive (Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.) Fruit pulp and Seed

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