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

 Vigna mungo (Fabaceae)

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Common name(s)
Black Gram
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
12 ALLANTOIN Seed -- -- -- *
0 ALLANTOINASE Seed -- -- -- *
2 ARSENIC Seed -- 0.2 1.03 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Sprout Seedling -- 426.0 -0.74 *
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Seed 0.0 22.0 -0.33 *
0 ASH Fruit -- 122000.0 1.69 *
0 ASH Plant -- 126000.0 0.09 *
0 ASH Seed 32000.0 36000.0 -0.36 *
2 ASPARAGINE Seed -- -- -- *
1 BEHENIC-ACID Seed 837.0 2325.0 -0.46 *
53 BETA-CAROTENE Seed 0.2 0.5 -0.40 *
3 CADMIUM Seed -- 0.2 -0.26 *
28 CALCIUM Fruit -- 27100.0 5.36 *
28 CALCIUM Plant -- 17400.0 0.41 *
28 CALCIUM Seed 1100.0 2220.0 -0.35 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Fruit -- 765000.0 -0.10 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Plant -- 757000.0 0.54 *
0 CARBOHYDRATES Seed 594000.0 660000.0 0.54 *
0 CAROTENE Sprout Seedling 12.0 14.0 -- *
0 CELLOBIOSE Seed -- -- -- *
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*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.