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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Leaf | 1.1 | 21.0 | -0.08 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUBIDIUM | 0 | Leaf | 1.0 | 23.0 | -0.67 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| RUTIN | 87 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Leaf | 6.0 | 65.0 | -0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLIC-ACID | 34 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| SEC-BUTYL-ISOTHIOCYANATE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Leaf | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Stem | not available | 0.0 | -0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Leaf | 1000.0 | 10740.0 | 0.00 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SILICON | 4 | Leaf | 1.0 | 90.0 | -0.15 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| SINAPIC-ACID | 9 | Leaf | not available | 40.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SINIGRIN | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Leaf | 252.0 | 3091.0 | -0.10 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SQUALENE | 10 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Leaf | 70.0 | 752.0 | -0.13 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Stitt, Paul. Why George should eat broccoli. |
| SULFORAPHANE | 5 | 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. |
| SULFUR | 14 | Leaf | 1200.0 | 11800.0 | 1.63 | ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980 |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Leaf | 0.6 | 8.0 | -0.06 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| 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. |