AbstractsChemistry

A Quantitative Chemical Analysis of the Hicoria Pecan Nut Kernel

by Asa Kenneth Hollingsworth




Institution: North Texas State Teachers College
Department:
Year: 1939
Keywords: chemistry; pecan; hickory; protein; fat; Pecan  – Composition.
Record ID: 1566511
Full text PDF: http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc32946/


Abstract

This thesis explores the Hicoria genus and focuses on the Stuart variety of pecan tree. Experimentation yielded the ash constituents, fats, fat constants, crude fiber, protein, and sugar in shelled pecan samples.