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Plant Lens culinaris (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Lentil
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-GAMMA-HYDROXY-L-HOMOARGININE Seed -- -- -- Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
3 ALANINE Sprout Seedling 3560.0 11865.0 -0.50 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
3 ALANINE Seed 11720.0 13200.0 0.65 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
1 AMYLASE Seed -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
14 ARGININE Seed 21680.0 24400.0 -0.01 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
14 ARGININE Sprout Seedling 6110.0 20365.0 -0.79 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Seed 42.0 70.0 -0.30 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Sprout Seedling 148.0 605.0 -0.60 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 ASH Sprout Seedling 9250.0 35833.0 -0.75 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 ASH Seed 21000.0 30875.0 -0.51 *
0 ASPARAGIN Sprout Seedling -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Seed 31020.0 34900.0 1.09 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Sprout Seedling 14330.0 47765.0 -0.96 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
53 BETA-CAROTENE Seed -- 16.0 0.57 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Sprout Seedling 0.3 1.0 -0.29 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
4 BIOTIN Seed -- 132.0 0.06 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
28 CALCIUM Seed 386.0 604.0 -0.65 *
28 CALCIUM Sprout Seedling 244.0 853.0 -0.57 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 CARBOHYDRATES Seed 597000.0 642800.0 0.47 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Sprout Seedling -- 221400.0 -1.96 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
*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.