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Plant Lepidium sativum (Brassicaceae)

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Common name(s)
Garden Cress
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 4-HYDROXY-3,5-DIMETHOXYCINNAMIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- *
0 ALKALOID Seed 1900.0 2015.0 -- *
32 ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL Leaf 7.0 66.0 -0.91 *
32 ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL Oil -- 1830.0 2.00 *
0 ARACHIDIC-ACID Seed 2450.0 3925.0 -0.27 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 690.0 6510.0 0.16 *
0 ASH Leaf 18000.0 169800.0 0.90 *
0 ASH Seed 57000.0 60440.0 0.38 *
1 BEHENIC-ACID Seed 2750.0 4410.0 -0.27 *
0 BENZYL-CYANIDE Plant -- -- -- *
20 BENZYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE Plant -- -- -- *
5 BENZYL-THIOCYANATE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Leaf 20.0 526.0 1.15 *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Seed -- -- -- *
28 CALCIUM Seed 3100.0 3290.0 -0.16 *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 810.0 20340.0 0.13 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf 55000.0 518870.0 -0.74 *
1 CELLULOSE Seed -- 9150.0 -1.09 *
2 COBALT Leaf -- 0.0 -0.30 *
0 D-GALACTURONIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- *
*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.