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Plant Secale cereale (Poaceae)

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Rye
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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
3 ALANINE Seed 7110.0 7985.0 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
14 ARGININE Seed 8130.0 9130.0 -0.66 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 ASH Seed 18000.0 24650.0 -0.70 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 ASH Seed -- 54750.0 0.21 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Seed 11770.0 13215.0 -0.83 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
28 CALCIUM Seed 315.0 685.0 -0.64 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Seed 697600.0 824720.0 1.20 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Leaf -- 848850.0 1.88 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
12 COPPER Seed 4.0 5.0 -0.89 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
2 CYSTINE Seed 3290.0 3695.0 0.38 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 FAT Leaf -- 23000.0 -0.67 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 FAT Seed 14000.0 40425.0 -1.18 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
15 FIBER Leaf -- 400000.0 2.95 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
15 FIBER Seed 15000.0 20470.0 -0.90 *
0 GADOLEIC-ACID Seed 130.0 145.0 -0.71 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
8 GLUTAMIC-ACID Seed 36610.0 41110.0 -0.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
12 GLYCINE Seed 7010.0 7870.0 -0.45 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
7 HISTIDINE Seed 3670.0 4120.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
12 IODINE Seed 0.1 0.1 -0.27 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
6 IRON Seed 25.0 54.0 -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.