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Plant Oxalis tuberosa (Oxalidaceae)

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Common name(s)
Oca, Papa Roja, Quiba
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root 370.0 2284.0 0.66 *
0 ASH Root 8000.0 49000.0 -0.53 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root 0.0 0.2 -0.44 *
28 CALCIUM Root 40.0 247.0 -0.78 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Root 138000.0 852000.0 0.28 *
0 FAT Root 6000.0 37000.0 0.47 *
15 FIBER Root 5000.0 49000.0 -0.87 *
6 IRON Root 8.0 49.0 -0.37 *
0 KILOCALORIES Root 630.0 3890.0 1.15 *
39 NIACIN Root 4.0 25.0 -0.73 *
4 PHOSPHORUS Root 340.0 2099.0 -0.25 *
0 PROTEIN Root 7000.0 62000.0 -0.63 *
15 RIBOFLAVIN Root 0.3 4.3 0.05 *
31 THIAMIN Root 0.5 3.1 -0.32 *
0 WATER Root 824000.0 838000.0 0.45 *
*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.