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Plant Brassica oleracea var. italica (Brassicaceae)

Common Names
Broccoli, Heading Broccoli, Sprouting Broccoli, Cape Broccoli, Purple Cauliflower, Asparagus Broccoli, Winter Broccoli, Calabrese
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-METHOXY-INDOLE-3-CARBALDEHYDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-O-FERULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-O-P-COUMAROYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
1-O-SINAPOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTENOL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
3,3'-DIINDOYL-METHANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
4-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 1 Leaf 3.0 325.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf 8.0 580.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHOXY-INDOL-3-YL-METHYL-GLUCOSINOLATE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
4-METHYL-SULFINYL-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 0 Plant 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.
5-HYDROXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-METHOXY-GLUCOBRASSICIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETONE 3 Leaf not available 500.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETONE 3 Root not available 800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Leaf 1180.0 12673.0 0.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALLYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE 16 Leaf not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
ALPHA-AMYRIN 10 Bud 5.0 30.0 not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Leaf 1290.0 13855.0 1.24 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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