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Plant Brassica oleracea var. botrytis l. (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Cauliflower
How this plant is used
Food
Variety
botrytis
Variety Author
L.
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
INDOYL-3-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Flower 5.0 122.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 8.0 109.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Flower 760.0 9820.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 1090.0 11707.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Flower not available 30.0 -1.08 Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 280.0 3007.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Plant 240.0 3100.0 -0.19 Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Leaf 0.0 1.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Flower 1160.0 15000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 1310.0 14069.0 -0.38 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Flower 190.0 2455.0 0.45 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Leaf 380.0 4081.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Flower 640.0 8270.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Flower 1070.0 13825.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LYSINE 4 Leaf 1410.0 15143.0 0.52 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Flower 115.0 2250.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiNF-kB 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinitrosaminic 5 Ki Soon Rhee. Oilseed Food Ingredients Used To Minimize Oxidative Flavor Deterioration in Meat Products. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.18.
Antinitrosic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antinociceptive 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antinyctalopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antioncychomycotic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antionychyotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiophidic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 9 Duke, 1992 *
Antiotitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 31 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 2 Duke, 1992 *