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Chemical PHYTATE

Chemical ID
PHYTATE
Ubiquitous
No
List of chemical plants.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Malus domestica Fruit 630.0 4040.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Musa x paradisiaca Fruit 320.0 1110.0 -0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Olea europaea Fruit 20.0 170.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Papaver somniferum Seed 21890.0 23290.0 1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Persea americana Fruit 10.0 30.0 -0.7 Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus acutifolius Seed 6150.0 10200.0 -0.3 Laferriere, J.E., 1988, Nutricomp Program, Nutricomp Database; reviewed in J. Ethnobiology 9(1):27-29.
Phaseolus vulgaris Fruit 600.0 12230.0 0.9 Duke, 1992 *
Phaseolus vulgaris Seed 2220.0 11160.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Prunus dulcis Seed 12800.0 13640.0 0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Sesamum indicum Seed 16160.0 17240.0 0.6 Duke, 1992 *
Solanum tuberosum Tuber 810.0 4010.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Theobroma cacao Seed 10.0 530.0 -1.5 Phytate in Food. Harland & Oberleas. Wld. Rev. Nutr. Diet, 52: 235-259.
Trigonella foenum-graecum Fruit 6600.0 24520.0 2.5 Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994.
Trigonella foenum-graecum Seed 6450.0 29760.0 2.2 Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994.
Vicia faba Seed 180.0 1100.0 -1.4 Duke, 1992 *
Vigna unguiculata Seed 8150.0 9180.0 -0.4 Duke, 1992 *
Zea mays Seed 310.0 6400.0 -0.8 Duke, 1992 *