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

 Canavalia ensiformis (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Jack Bean
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
3 ALANINE Seed -- -- -- *
14 ARGININE Seed -- -- -- *
2 ARSENIC Seed -- 0.0 -0.62 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Seed 0.0 23.0 -0.32 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 320.0 1488.0 -0.19 *
0 ASH Fruit 6000.0 53000.0 -0.09 *
0 ASH Seed 29000.0 48000.0 0.00 *
0 BETA-AMINOPROPIONITRILE Seed -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 0.2 2.2 -0.15 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Seed 0.0 0.2 -0.42 *
2 BETONICINE Seed -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Fruit 330.0 5263.0 0.32 *
28 CALCIUM Seed 960.0 3090.0 -0.19 *
2 CANALINE Seed -- -- -- *
14 CANAVANINE Seed -- -- -- *
0 CANEINE Seed -- -- -- *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Fruit 79000.0 902000.0 0.64 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Seed 538000.0 687000.0 0.65 *
20 CHOLINE Seed -- -- -- *
3 CONCANAVALIN-A Seed -- -- -- *
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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.