Edible seed oils from cucurbits have a large range of uses, from being consumed directly to being added to foods as a condiment or filler in soups. Recent interest has focused with what types and amounts of nutritionally ...

Pine nuts are becoming a popular snack because of their interesting taste and positive nutritional profile. Their fatty acid profile has been reported but there is some confusion identifying named cultivars. This study ...

The drying characteristics of green and gold kiwifruit were determined using an air velocity of 0.20 m/s at ambient humidity and different temperatures (60, 80 and 100°C). The colour values (L*, a* and b*) and ascorbic ...

A study was conducted to determine the effects of frying process and pre-treatment on the physico-chemical and nutritional qualities of vacuum fried gold kiwifruit. The kiwifruit samples were peeled and cut into slices 5 ...

A poster looking at the moisture content and tocopherol content of the extracted oil from hazelnuts that have undergone a range of thermal treatments.

Hazelnuts (Corylus aveIIana L.) are a very recent addition to commercial horticulture in New Zealand and Whiteheart has been selected as the primary commercial cultivar. No published information is available on the optimum ...

Cucurbits are a group of plants that can grow well with irrigation in hot dry conditions. In New Zealand cucurbits are grown mostly for their edible flesh, however in other countries they are prized for their tasty oil ...

Harakeke oil has potential use as an edible oil. The objective of the study was to determine year to year variation and chemical constituents of the oil.