An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Ficus carica (Moraceae)

Download a full report in PDF format
Common name(s)
Echte Feige (Ger.), Feigenbaum (Ger.), Fico (Ital.), Fig, Figueira (Port.), Figuier Commun (Fr.), Higo (Sp.), Higuera Comun (Sp.)
How used
Food

Data Views

- View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of all chemical
Click on column headings to sort table by that column
# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-MARMESIN Leaf -- 0.9 -- *
0 2-METHYL-BUTYL-ACETATE Fruit -- -- -- *
5 24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL Leaf -- 0.8 -- *
0 3-HYDROXY-2-BUTANONE Fruit -- -- -- Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
0 4',5'-DIHYDROPSORALEN Leaf -- -- -- *
1 4,6-BENZYLIDENE-D-GLUCOSE Plant -- -- -- Jim Duke's personal files.
0 4-METHYL-PYRIDINE Leaf -- -- -- Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
0 6-HEXENYL-BENZOATE Leaf -- -- -- Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
0 6-O-ACYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSYL-BETA-SITOSTEROL Latex Exudate -- -- -- *
0 6-O-ACYL-BETA-D-LINOLEYL-BETA-SITOSTEROL Latex Exudate -- -- -- *
0 6-O-ACYL-BETA-D-OLEYL-BETA-SITOSTEROL Latex Exudate -- -- -- *
0 6-O-ACYL-BETA-D-PALMITOYL-BETA-SITOSTEROL Latex Exudate -- -- -- *
0 6-O-ACYL-BETA-D-STEARYL-BETA-SITOSTEROL Latex Exudate -- -- -- *
6 ACETALDEHYDE Fruit -- -- -- *
16 ACETIC-ACID Fruit Juice -- -- -- Shiraishi, S. C., Kawakami, K., Widodo, S. E., Shiraishi, M., Kitazaki, M. 1996. Organic acid profiles in the juice of fig fruits. Journal of the Faculty of Agriculture Kyushu University, 41(1-2): 29-33.
0 ACETOIN Fruit -- -- -- *
0 ACIDS Fruit 900.0 4400.0 -- *
0 ACYLMONOGALACTOSYLDIGLYCERIDE Fruit -- -- -- Blaschek, W., Hansel, R., Keller, K., Reichling, J., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1998. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Auflage Band 2 (A-K), 909 pp., (L-Z), 858 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
3 ALANINE Fruit 450.0 2154.0 -0.61 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 ALKALOIDS Fruit -- 500.0 -0.77 Rizk, A.F.M. and Al-Nowaihi, A.S., The Phytochemistry of the Horticultural Plants of Qatar, Scientific and Applied Research Centre, University of Qatar.
*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.