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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Rosa spp (Rosaceae)

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Common name(s)
Rose Hips
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 1000.0 12500.0 0.49 *
0 CAROTENOIDS Fruit 100.0 500.0 -0.39 *
1 CATECHINS Fruit 8000.0 9100.0 -1.00 *
23 CITRIC-ACID Fruit -- -- -- *
0 FLAVONOIDS Fruit 100.0 3500.0 -0.63 *
8 FRUCTOSE Fruit -- -- -- *
7 GLUCOSE Fruit -- -- -- *
22 ISOQUERCITRIN Fruit -- -- -- *
0 LEUCOANTHOCYANINS Fruit 13500.0 17500.0 -- *
15 MALIC-ACID Fruit -- -- -- *
0 PECTINS Fruit 34000.0 46000.0 1.19 *
30 POLYPHENOLS Fruit 20200.0 26400.0 0.80 *
176 QUERCETIN Fruit -- -- -- *
15 RIBOFLAVIN Fruit -- -- -- *
14 SUCROSE Fruit -- -- -- *
3 TILIROSIDE Fruit -- -- -- *
*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.