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Plant Maranta arundinacea (Marantaceae)

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Common name(s)
Arrowroot, Bermuda Arrowroot
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root 70.0 215.0 -0.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 ASH Root 9000.0 37000.0 -0.87 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root -- 0.0 -0.44 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
28 CALCIUM Root 150.0 467.0 -0.76 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 CARBOHYDRATES Root 295000.0 911000.0 1.04 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
77 CHLOROGENIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- *
0 FAT Root 1000.0 6000.0 -0.56 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
15 FIBER Root 19000.0 61000.0 -0.60 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
6 IRON Root 19.0 75.0 -0.33 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 KILOCALORIES Root 1250.0 3830.0 1.02 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
10 LIGNANS Leaf -- -- -- Tramil
39 NIACIN Root 5.0 16.0 -0.99 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
13 P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- *
0 PHLORETIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- *
4 PHOSPHORUS Root 180.0 561.0 -0.52 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
0 PROTEIN Root 16000.0 56000.0 -0.70 *
43 PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID Leaf -- -- -- *
176 QUERCETIN Leaf -- -- -- *
15 RIBOFLAVIN Root 0.2 0.7 -0.74 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
7 SALICYLATES Fruit -- 0.0 -0.34 *
*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.