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

 Citrus mitis (Rutaceae)

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Common name(s)
Calamansi, Calamondin
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 3-CARENE Fruit Juice -- 0.2 -- *
6 ACETALDEHYDE Fruit Juice -- 2.4 -1.00 *
28 ALPHA-PINENE Fruit Juice -- 5.6 1.00 *
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Fruit Juice -- 21.0 1.41 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit Juice 300.0 445.0 1.00 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 884.0 11130.0 0.41 *
0 ASH Fruit Juice 6200.0 62000.0 -- Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
0 ASH Fruit 5400.0 64000.0 0.19 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
13 BETA-PINENE Fruit Juice -- 2.0 -- *
3 BETA-SELINENE Fruit Juice -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Fruit 1400.0 14000.0 2.34 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
0 CARBOHYDRATES Fruit -- 32700.0 -4.01 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
23 CITRIC-ACID Fruit Juice 36000.0 55200.0 1.00 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
23 CITRIC-ACID Fruit 28100.0 281000.0 3.95 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
0 DECANAL Fruit Juice -- 1.1 1.00 *
0 DEHYROASCORBIC-ACID Fruit Juice -- 22.0 -- *
0 EO Leaf 9000.0 10600.0 -0.08 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
24 ETHANOL Fruit Juice -- 11.0 -1.00 *
0 FAT Fruit Juice 5300.0 53000.0 -- Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
0 FAT Fruit 24100.0 240000.0 1.19 Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981.
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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.