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Plant Sambucus canadensis (Adoxaceae)

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Common name(s)
American Elder, American Elderberry, Elderberry, Sweet Elder
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
3 ALANINE Fruit 300.0 1485.0 -0.87 *
5 ALPHA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE Leaf -- -- -- *
5 ALPHA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE Plant -- -- -- J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
0 ARACHIDIC-ACID Seed 1206.0 1920.0 -0.47 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
14 ARGININE Fruit 470.0 2326.0 -0.53 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
112 ASCORBIC-ACID Fruit 360.0 1782.0 -0.17 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 ASH Fruit 6150.0 32918.0 -0.61 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
3 ASPARTIC-ACID Fruit 580.0 2871.0 -0.96 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 BALANOPHORIN Leaf -- -- -- *
0 BALDRIANIC-ACID Bark -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
3 BETA-AMYRIN-PALMITATE Plant -- -- -- J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
53 BETA-CAROTENE Fruit 4.0 18.0 -0.12 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Leaf -- -- -- *
47 BETA-SITOSTEROL Plant -- -- -- J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
28 CALCIUM Fruit 380.0 1881.0 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
2 CAMPESTEROL Leaf -- -- -- *
2 CAMPESTEROL Plant -- -- -- J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
0 CARBOHYDRATES Fruit 184000.0 910800.0 0.68 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
0 CHRYSANTHEMIN Fruit -- -- -- *
0 CYANIDIN-3,5-DI-O-BETA-D-DIGLUCOSIDE-P-COUMARATE 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.