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Plant Pastinaca sativa (Apiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Parsnip
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 5-ALPHA-ANDROST-16-EN-3-ONE Root -- -- -- *
10 5-METHOXY-PSORALEN Root -- 7.3 -- *
15 ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Root 30.0 145.0 -0.78 *
11 ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Root -- -- -- *
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Root -- -- -- *
0 ALPHA-THUJENE Root -- -- -- *
5 ALUMINUM Root 1.0 35.0 -0.29 *
17 ANGELICIN Root -- 34.0 -1.00 *
0 APTERIN Root -- -- -- *
2 ARSENIC Root -- 0.0 -0.21 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Root 160.0 830.0 -0.17 *
0 ASH Root 9800.0 90000.0 0.64 *
0 ASH Seed -- 12000.0 -1.08 *
26 BERGAPTEN Root 3.2 3800.0 1.41 *
26 BERGAPTEN Seed -- -- -- *
6 BETA-BISABOLENE Root -- -- -- *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Root 0.2 1.0 -0.43 *
3 BETA-PHELLANDRENE Root -- -- -- *
13 BETA-PINENE Root -- -- -- *
0 BETA-TRANS-FARNESENE Root -- -- -- *
*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.