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Common Names
Chickpea; Garbanzo
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 26940.0 | 30450.0 | -0.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 2.0 | 3.0 | -0.20 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAPONINS | 5 | Seed | 2300.0 | 60000.0 | 0.35 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 9730.0 | 11000.0 | 0.08 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 6260.0 | 7075.0 | -0.51 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 220.0 | 310.0 | -0.22 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SOYASAPONIN-I | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | 850.0 | 960.0 | -0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Seed | 4.0 | 6.0 | -0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THREONINE | 4 | Seed | 7160.0 | 8090.0 | -0.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Seed | 1850.0 | 4970.0 | 0.56 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Seed | 4790.0 | 5415.0 | -0.54 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALINE | 3 | Seed | 8090.0 | 10150.0 | -0.23 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B65-6 | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WATER | 0 | Seed | 108220.0 | 122380.0 | -0.40 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ZINC | 77 | Seed | 33.0 | 50.0 | 0.14 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calcium-Channel-Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cancer-Preventive | 20 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Carcinogenic | 2 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Cardioprotective | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardiotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Catechol-O-Methyltransferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Chemopreventive | 2 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Cholagogue | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Choleretic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulotonic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CNS-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| CNS-Depressant | 1 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| CNS-Paralytic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Colorant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Comedolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |