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Plant Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Asparagus Pea, Goa Bean, Winged Bean
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
3 ALANINE Leaf 1720.0 7430.0 -1.20 *
3 ALANINE Seed 10400.0 11346.0 0.25 *
3 ALANINE Tuber 3970.0 9319.0 1.56 *
15 ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Leaf 260.0 1123.0 -1.08 *
15 ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Seed 230.0 2858.0 -0.27 *
15 ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID Tuber 210.0 493.0 -- *
14 ARGININE Leaf 1780.0 7689.0 -0.79 *
14 ARGININE Seed 18860.0 20576.0 -0.17 *
14 ARGININE Tuber 4120.0 9671.0 0.47 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit -- 190.0 -0.27 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Seed -- -- -- *
0 ASH Tuber 20000.0 46948.0 -0.76 *
0 ASH Leaf 19000.0 99360.0 -0.34 *
0 ASH Seed 6120.0 80863.0 0.99 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Leaf 5170.0 22333.0 -0.30 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Seed 31870.0 34770.0 1.08 *
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Tuber 17350.0 40728.0 1.21 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Fruit -- 4.0 -0.14 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Seed 0.8 6.0 -0.05 *
22 BETULINIC-ACID Root -- 53000.0 3.82 Jim Duke's personal files.
*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.