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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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List of plant chemicals.
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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
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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
Antimitral-valve-prolapse 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimorphinic 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiMS 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antimutagenic 17 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyalgic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antimyelotoxic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antimyocarditic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199.
Antineoplastic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antinephritic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antinephrolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuralgic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuramidase 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineurasthenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuritic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antineuropathic 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antineurotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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.