EFFECT OF DIFFERENT SOLVENT TYPES ON THE YIELD OF OIL FROM AVOCADO PEAR SEED
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 BACKGROUND TO THE STUDY Vegetables and fruits are essential foods in our diet and also have many compounds that are beneficial for health due to minor components which include phenolic substances (Francisco et al., 2012). The consumption of the tropical-subtropical fruit, avocado, has increased considerably in the last century throughout Nigeria. There seems to be potential for further increases in consumption in the future (Manuela, 2011).Nowadays, great ...
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