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Common Names
Beet; Beetroot; Sugar Beet; Garden Beet
How this plant is used
Food
Subspecies
subsp. vulgaris
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L-AZETIDINE-2-CARBOXYLIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| LEAD | 0 | Root | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.19 | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Root | 630.0 | 4968.0 | 0.36 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Root | 460.0 | 3628.0 | 0.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LITHIUM | 11 | Root | 0.4 | 0.6 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Root | 530.0 | 4180.0 | 0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Root | 130.0 | 4200.0 | 0.87 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Root | 3.0 | 90.0 | 0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MELILOTIC-ACID | 1 | Root | not available | not available | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MERCURY | 1 | Root | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.45 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Root | 170.0 | 1341.0 | 0.45 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Root | not available | 0.1 | -0.46 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| MUFA | 13 | Root | 270.0 | 2219.0 | -0.04 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NEOBETANIN | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| NEOBETANIN | 0 | Root | not available | 20.0 | not available | Alard, d., Wray, V., Grotjahn, L., Reznik, H., Strack, D. 1985. Neobetanin: Isolation and Identification from Beta vulgaris. Phytochemisty, 24(10): 2383-2385. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Leaf | 4.0 | 68.0 | -0.36 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NIACIN | 39 | Root | 2.0 | 32.0 | -0.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Root | 0.0 | 2.5 | 0.24 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NITROGEN | 0 | Root | 2600.0 | 35830.0 | 0.97 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Memory-Enhancer | 1 | Science News, 138: 189, 1990. |
| Metal-Chelator | 3 | McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25. |
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Monoamine-Precursor | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucogenic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mycobactericide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocardiotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nematicide | 3 | Shoyakugaku Zasshi, 44: 183. |
| Neoplastic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| NEP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Nephrotoxic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Neuroexcitant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |