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Plant Manihot esculenta (Euphorbiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Cassava, Tapioca, Yuca
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
3 ALANINE Root 870.0 2765.0 -0.33 *
5 ALUMINUM Root 10.0 77.0 -0.27 *
14 ARGININE Root 3140.0 9970.0 -0.04 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Leaf 800.0 10000.0 0.48 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root 97.0 1530.0 0.23 *
0 ASH Leaf 27000.0 135000.0 0.28 *
0 ASH Root 5000.0 34300.0 -0.95 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Root 1810.0 5750.0 -0.55 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root 14.0 150.0 0.52 *
4 BORON Root 0.6 7.5 -0.61 *
28 CALCIUM Leaf 1450.0 10000.0 -0.58 *
28 CALCIUM Root 190.0 2890.0 -0.49 *
4 CALCIUM-OXALATE Root 170.0 505.0 -0.61 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Root 269200.0 854875.0 0.32 *
0 CITRATES Root 2580.0 11480.0 0.85 *
12 COPPER Root 1.0 3.8 -0.88 *
2 CYSTINE Root 650.0 2065.0 2.58 *
0 DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID Root 52.0 154.0 -1.00 *
0 FAT Leaf 2000.0 20000.0 -0.73 *
0 FAT Root 1000.0 12.4 -0.76 *
*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.