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Plant Genipa americana (Rubiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Genipap, Jagua
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
5 ALUMINUM Seed -- 20.0 -0.33 *
5 ALUMINUM Fruit 4.0 20.0 -0.22 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 330.0 1020.0 -0.22 *
0 ASH Fruit 2000.0 37000.0 -0.51 *
4 BORON Fruit -- 14.0 -0.52 *
4 BORON Seed -- 15.0 -0.43 *
62 CAFFEINE Seed -- 22500.0 -0.07 Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
28 CALCIUM Fruit 400.0 3700.0 -0.04 *
28 CALCIUM Seed -- 900.0 -0.60 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Fruit 112000.0 793200.0 0.06 *
12 COPPER Fruit -- 1.0 -0.92 *
12 COPPER Seed -- -- -- *
0 D-MANNITOL Seed -- 2200.0 -- Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp.
0 FAT Fruit 3000.0 9250.0 -0.57 *
15 FIBER Fruit -- 290000.0 1.40 *
0 GENIPIC-ACID Fruit -- -- -- *
6 GENIPIN Fruit -- -- -- *
0 GENIPINIC-ACID Fruit -- -- -- *
10 GENIPOSIDE Leaf -- -- -- *
10 GENIPOSIDIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- *
*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.