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Plant Alocasia macrorrhiza (Araceae)

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Common name(s)
Giant Taro
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 ALPHA-ALANINE Plant -- -- -- *
5 ALUMINUM Root 3.6 12.0 -0.31 *
0 AMYLOSE Plant -- -- -- *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf -- 50.0 -0.44 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root -- 572.0 -0.32 *
0 ASH Root 3000.0 30975.0 -1.04 *
0 ASH Leaf 8000.0 17700.0 -1.78 *
2 ASPARAGINE Plant -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root -- -- -- *
0 BETA-GLUCOSIDASE Plant -- -- -- *
0 BETA-LECTINS Plant -- -- -- *
4 BORON Root 1.0 3.3 -0.77 *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 570.0 15700.0 -0.19 *
28 CALCIUM Root 281.0 1875.0 -0.61 *
4 CALCIUM-OXALATE Root -- 370.0 -0.61 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf -- 520000.0 -0.73 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Root 30000.0 925000.0 1.22 *
0 CITRATES Root 2380.0 10600.0 0.61 *
23 CITRIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
12 COPPER Root 0.7 2.4 -1.03 *
*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.