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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 | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALPHA-LIPOIC-ACID | 1 | Plant | 95.0 | 940.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL | 32 | Leaf | 7.0 | 439.0 | 0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALUMINUM | 5 | Leaf | 1.0 | 27.0 | -0.75 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| ARGININE | 14 | Leaf | 1450.0 | 15573.0 | -0.25 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARSENIC | 2 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | -0.81 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Leaf | 911.0 | 10360.0 | 0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Leaf | 2800.0 | 101708.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Leaf | 2130.0 | 22876.0 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-AMYRIN | 9 | Bud | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Leaf | 9.0 | 138.0 | -0.54 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| BETA-SITOSTEROL | 47 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| BORON | 4 | Leaf | 1.0 | 85.0 | 0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Stem | not available | 21.0 | -0.74 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BROMINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1.0 | -1.06 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.79 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Leaf | not available | 8.0 | -0.71 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Leaf | 360.0 | 54247.0 | 2.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Leaf | 52400.0 | 562776.0 | -0.39 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antigingivitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglycosuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antigout | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigrey | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihalitosic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihangover | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihematuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 2 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhagic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antihemorrhoidal | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatitic | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antihepatoadenomic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Akao, M. and Kuroda, K. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Fumaric Acid on Hepatocarcinogenesis by Thioacetamide in Mice. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(7): 2012-2014, 1990. |