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Plant Chenopodium album (Chenopodiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Lambsquarter
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
3 ALANINE Plant 3220.0 20511.0 1.10 *
0 AMMONIA Plant -- -- -- *
14 ARGININE Plant 2530.0 16116.0 0.75 *
15 ASCARIDOLE Plant -- -- -- *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Plant 600.0 9000.0 1.52 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Plant 4310.0 27457.0 0.50 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 71.0 316.0 0.24 *
2 BETA-ECDYSTERONE Root -- -- -- *
14 BETAINE Leaf -- 12200.0 -1.00 *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 3090.0 33800.0 1.05 *
28 CALCIUM Seed -- 3000.0 -0.21 *
2 CAMPESTEROL Plant -- -- -- *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 73000.0 500000.0 -0.89 *
0 CHENOPODINE Plant -- -- -- *
12 COPPER Seed -- 5.0 -0.89 *
2 CYSTINE Plant 890.0 5669.0 1.76 *
0 FAT Leaf 8000.0 50960.0 -0.11 *
0 FAT Seed 55000.0 85000.0 -0.95 *
61 FERULIC-ACID Fruit -- -- -- *
15 FIBER Leaf 21000.0 217000.0 0.69 *
*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.