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Plant Amorphophallus konjac (Araceae)

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Common name(s)
Devil's Tongue, Elephant Yam, Konjac, Leopard Palm, Snake Palm, Umbrella Arum
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
11 ADENINE Root -- -- -- *
5 ALUMINUM Root -- -- -- *
0 ASH Leaf 2000.0 77000.0 -0.74 *
0 ASH Root -- 24000.0 -1.24 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Root -- 234.0 -0.79 *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 170.0 6538.0 -0.81 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 23000.0 885000.0 2.17 *
20 CHOLINE Root -- -- -- *
24 CHROMIUM Root -- -- -- *
2 COBALT Root -- 125.0 2.17 *
2 CONIINE Plant -- -- -- Willaman, J. J., Schubert, B. G. 1961. Alkaloid Bearing Plants and their Contained Alkaloids. ARS, USDA, Tech. Bull. 1234, Supt. Doc., Washington D.C.
0 FAT Root -- 9000.0 -0.46 *
15 FIBER Leaf 1000.0 38000.0 -1.53 *
15 FIBER Root -- 88000.0 0.00 *
3 GLUCOMANNAN Root -- -- -- *
7 GLUCOSE Root -- -- -- *
6 IRON Leaf 3.0 115.0 -0.63 *
6 IRON Root -- -- -- *
0 KILOCALORIES Leaf 80.0 3080.0 0.10 *
*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.