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Plant Colocasia esculenta (Araceae)

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Common name(s)
Taro
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
3 ALANINE Root 730.0 2485.0 -0.47 *
5 ALUMINUM Leaf -- 18.0 -0.76 *
5 ALUMINUM Root -- 3.9 -0.31 *
0 AMYLOPECTIN Root 176400.0 188640.0 -- *
0 AMYLOSE Root 68600.0 73360.0 -1.00 *
0 ARABINOSE Root 3200.0 8560.0 -- *
14 ARGININE Leaf 2200.0 15340.0 -0.27 *
14 ARGININE Root 1030.0 3510.0 -0.36 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root 0.0 325.0 -0.46 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 69.0 3625.0 -0.11 *
0 ASH Leaf 13000.0 155000.0 0.64 *
0 ASH Root 8000.0 63000.0 -0.13 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Root 1920.0 6540.0 -0.44 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 18.0 298.0 0.16 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root 0.0 0.8 -0.43 *
4 BORON Leaf -- 3.6 -1.57 *
4 BORON Root 0.9 7.0 -0.63 *
28 CALCIUM Root 130.0 3780.0 -0.40 *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 260.0 17400.0 -0.07 *
4 CALCIUM-OXALATE Leaf -- 4000.0 -- *
*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.