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Plant Paullinia cupana (Sapindaceae)

Common Names
Guarana
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ADENINE 11 Seed not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
ASH 0 Seed not available 14200.0 -1.01 Abstract (See species file)
CAFFEINE 62 Plant not available 25000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEINE 62 Seed 9100.0 76000.0 2.16 Duke, 1992 *
CATECHOL 22 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CATECHUTANNIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CHOLINE 20 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
D-CATECHIN 4 Seed not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
FAT 0 Seed not available 30000.0 -1.24 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
GUANINE 1 Seed not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
GUARANINE 0 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
HYPOXANTHINE 0 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
MUCILAGE 3 Seed not available not available not available CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 98600.0 -1.20 Abstract (See species file)
RESIN 0 Seed not available 70000.0 -0.34 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
SAPONIN 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SAPONINS 5 Seed not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
STARCH 5 Seed 50000.0 60000.0 -1.01 Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
TANNIN 35 Seed 50000.0 120000.0 0.50 Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Seed 200.0 400.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
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