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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID

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Chemid
ALPHALINOLENICACID
Ubiquitous
No

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Plant Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
Alliaria petiolata Plant -- -- -- *
Allium cepa Bulb -- -- -- Ustunes, L., Claeys, M., Laekeman, G., Herman, A.G., Vlietinck, A.J., Ozer, A. 1985. Isolation and Identification of Two Isomeric Trihydroxy Octadecenoic Acids with Prostaglandin E-Like Activity from Onion Bulbs(Allium cepa). Prostaglandins, 29(5):847-865
Allium sativum var. sativum Plant 60.0 720.0 -1.2 Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
Allium schoenoprasum Leaf 130.0 1625.0 -1.0 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Anacardium occidentale Seed 1610.0 1638.0 -0.3 *
Ananas comosus Fruit 620.0 4592.0 0.9 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Anethum graveolens Fruit 1500.0 1624.0 -0.4 *
Anethum graveolens Seed 1500.0 1624.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Apium graveolens Seed 1600.0 2554.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Arachis hypogaea Seed 30.0 110.0 -0.3 *
Asparagus officinalis Shoot 50.0 645.0 -1.4 *
Bertholletia excelsa Seed 620.0 641.0 -0.3 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Beta vulgaris Leaf 316.0 3160.0 -0.7 *
Beta vulgaris Root 40.0 315.0 -0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Borago officinalis Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- Jim Duke's personal files.
Brassica chinensis Leaf 510.0 10899.0 0.7 *
Brassica nigra Leaf 240.0 3535.0 -0.6 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
Brassica oleracea Stem 260.0 2889.0 -- *
Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. Leaf 1290.0 13855.0 1.2 *
Brassica oleracea var. capitata l. Leaf 460.0 6150.0 -0.2 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.