An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

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

Select a Results View:

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
GLUCORAPHANIN 1 Leaf 255.0 8990.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSINOLATES 0 Leaf 70.0 2120.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Leaf 3750.0 40275.0 0.13 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GYLCINE 0 Leaf 950.0 10203.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
HEX-CIS-3-EN-1-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
HEX-CIS-3-ENOL-ACETATE 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
HEXACOSAN-1-OL 0 Leaf 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.
HEXYL-ACETATE 1 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
HISTIDINE 7 Leaf 500.0 5370.0 0.00 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
INDOLE-3-ACETONITRILE 3 Leaf not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
INDOLE-3-CARBINOL 32 Leaf not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
INDOLE-3-CARBOXYLIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
IRON 6 Leaf 8.0 109.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Leaf 1090.0 11707.0 -0.09 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ISORHAMNETIN-DIGLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-MONOGLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ISORHAMNETIN-TRIGLYCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
KAEMPFEROL 75 Leaf not available not available not available Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli.
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 280.0 3007.0 -0.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LEAD 0 Leaf 0.0 1.0 -0.64 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Antiimplantation 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiimpotence 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiinfarctal 1 Soumyanath, A. Ed. 2006. Traditional Medicines for Modern Times - Antidiabetic Plants. CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group. Boca Raton, FL. 314 pp.
Antiinfective 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinfertility 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiinflammatory 22 Duke, 1992 *
Antiinsomniac 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomniac? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiischemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antikeshan 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiLegionella 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antileishmanic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antileukemic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukonychic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 Duke, 1992 *