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

 Chrysophyllum cainito (Sapotaceae)

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Common name(s)
Caimito, Star Apple
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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 30.0 640.0 -0.24 *
0 ASH Fruit 3000.0 22000.0 -0.90 *
0 ASH Seed -- 37500.0 -0.31 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 0.0 0.9 -0.15 *
28 CALCIUM Fruit 75.0 1220.0 -0.61 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Fruit 145000.0 886000.0 0.55 *
1 DEXTROSE Seed -- 24000.0 -1.00 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
0 FAT Fruit 7000.0 93000.0 0.07 *
0 FAT Seed -- 66000.0 -1.05 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
15 FIBER Fruit 5500.0 108000.0 -0.32 *
6 IRON Fruit 4.0 47.0 -0.34 *
0 KILOCALORIES Fruit 672.0 3950.0 0.44 *
0 LUCUMIN Seed -- 12000.0 -- Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
0 LYSIN Fruit 220.0 670.0 -- Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
15 METHIONINE Fruit 20.0 60.0 -1.11 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
39 NIACIN Fruit 9.0 58.0 -0.04 *
4 PHOSPHORUS Fruit 160.0 985.0 -0.68 *
14 POTASSIUM Fruit 1400.0 7565.0 -0.92 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 POUTERIN Seed -- 37.0 -- Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
0 PROTEIN Fruit 7200.0 71035.0 -0.52 *
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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.