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Plant Ullucus tuberosus (Basellaceae)

Common Names
Melloco, Ulluco
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 230.0 1750.0 0.35 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 6000.0 44000.0 -0.67 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.0 0.7 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 30.0 365.0 -0.77 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 118000.0 912500.0 1.06 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 2000.0 14600.0 -0.28 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Root 3000.0 44000.0 -0.98 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 7.0 58.0 -0.36 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 500.0 3725.0 0.79 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Root 3.0 39.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 350.0 2775.0 -0.13 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 10000.0 73000.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 2.2 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.4 4.3 -0.21 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Root 859000.0 863000.0 0.61 Duke, 1992 *
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