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Biological Activity Antioxidant?

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ARGININE not available Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE not available Duke, 1992 *
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Triticum aestivum Wheat 2 18, 000
Urtica dioica European Nettle; Stinging Nettle 2 0
Vaccinium corymbosum Blueberry 2 3, 380
Valeriana officinalis Valerian; Common Valerian; Garden-Heliotrope 1 0
Valerianella locusta Corn Salad; Lamb's Lettuce 2 46, 110
Vicia faba Broadbean; Faba Bean; Habas 2 105, 960
Vigna angularis Adzuki Bean 2 22, 621
Vigna radiata Green Gram; Mungbean 2 111, 732
Vigna unguiculata Cowpea; Black-eyed Pea; Crowder Pea; Southern Pea 2 274, 272
Viscum album European Mistletoe 1 0
Vitellaria paradoxa Butterseed; Shea Nut; Shea-Butter-Tree; Sheatree; Shea 1 29, 925
Vitis vinifera Grape; European Grape; Wine Grape; Grapevine; Vigne Vinifere (Fr.); Weinrebe (Ger.); Parra (Sp.); Vid (Sp.) 2 27, 568
Zea mays Corn 2 10, 816
Zingiber officinale Ginger 2 9, 086