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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P-HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Leaf | 470.0 | 5048.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Leaf | 5.4 | 63.0 | 0.85 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PENTAN-3-ONE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PENTEN-1-OL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| PHENETHYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Leaf | 840.0 | 9022.0 | -0.32 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Leaf | 644.0 | 9090.0 | 0.76 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Inflorescence | not available | 0.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Leaf | not available | 1.8 | -1.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTATE | 0 | Leaf | 180.0 | 1640.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTIC-ACID | 9 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Leaf | 3178.0 | 37270.0 | 0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROGOITRIN | 1 | Leaf | not available | 0.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Leaf | 1140.0 | 12244.0 | 0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Leaf | 28710.0 | 331159.0 | 1.19 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| QUINIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| 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. |