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Plant Capparis spinosa (Capparaceae)

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Common name(s)
Caper, Caperbush
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 ALKALOIDS Fruit -- 740.0 -0.73 *
0 ALKALOIDS Leaf -- 200.0 -0.60 *
0 ARABINOSE Plant -- -- -- *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit -- 1335.0 -0.20 Wealth of India.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf -- 710.0 -0.38 Wealth of India.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Flower 260.0 2300.0 -0.13 *
0 ASH Flower 79000.0 140000.0 1.63 *
0 ASH Leaf -- 132000.0 0.23 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Plant -- -- -- *
4 BETA-SITOSTEROL-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE Plant -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Leaf -- 5500.0 -0.88 Wealth of India.
0 CAPPAPRENOLS Leaf -- -- -- *
0 CAPPAPRENOLS Root -- -- -- *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 477000.0 537000.0 -0.60 *
20 CHOLINE Fruit -- 370.0 -0.53 *
20 CHOLINE Leaf -- 100.0 -0.48 *
20 CHOLINE Plant -- -- -- *
23 CITRIC-ACID Plant -- -- -- *
57 COUMARIN Plant -- -- -- *
1 DEXTROSE Flower -- -- -- *
*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.