Oct 13,1923 
Chemical Examination of “ Chufa” 
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Although the chufa is a well known agricultural product, the character 
of its constituents would suggest the possibility of a more extended 
utilization than is at present the case. 
LITERATURE CITED 
(1) Anonymous. 
1883. the chufa or earth almond. In Amer. Agr., V. 42, p. 182-183, I fig. 
(2) Anonymous. 
1901. horchata de chuf as. In Blanco y Negro. 
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1889. uebEr das fette oel von cyperus Esculentus. In Ber. Deut. Chem. 
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