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Chemical PHYTOSTEROLS

Chemical ID
PHYTOSTEROLS
Ubiquitous
No
List of chemical activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Dosage Reference
Antiprostatotic not available Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic not available Duke, 1992 *
List of chemical plants.
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Plant Name Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
Asparagus officinalis Shoot 246.0 3097.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
Atropa bella-donna Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Avena sativa Seed not available 580.0 -0.5 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Beta vulgaris Leaf not available 210.0 -0.8 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Beta vulgaris Root 250.0 1972.0 2.7 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Boronia megastigma Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica juncea Leaf 20.0 600.0 -0.6 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Flower 180.0 1800.0 not available Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 110.0 1471.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. gemmifera Leaf 240.0 1710.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea var. italica Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica oleracea var. viridis l. Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
Brassica rapa Leaf 120.0 1200.0 -0.4 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Brassica rapa Root 70.0 700.0 -0.5 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Camellia sinensis Leaf 2600.0 11400.0 3.1 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Capsicum annuum Fruit 90.0 1750.0 1.0 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Capsicum frutescens Fruit 90.0 130.0 -1.1 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
Carum carvi Fruit not available 760.0 -0.2 Duke, 1992 *
Carum carvi Seed not available 760.0 -0.4 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)