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Common Names
Quince
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ALDOBIONIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| AMYGDALIN | 8 | Seed | not available | 4000.0 | -1.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 100.0 | 960.0 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | not available | 3000.0 | -1.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | not available | 13000.0 | -1.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.0 | 16.0 | -0.12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Fruit | 85.0 | 160.0 | 2.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 60.0 | 805.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 119000.0 | 951000.0 | 0.90 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EMULSIN | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 17000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 140000.0 | 192000.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 17000.0 | 178000.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 6.0 | 52.0 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Ornithine-Decarboxylase-Inhibitor | 3 | Hagerman, A.E. Tannin-Protein Interactions. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.19. |
| Osteogenic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Oviposition-Stimulant | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfumery | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Preservative | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Prooxidant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Psychotropic | 1 | Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990. |
| Sedative | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sequestrant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Serotoninergic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Sialogogue | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Sunscreen | 2 | Chemical Marketing Reporter; a weekly tabloid, 9/10/92. |
| Sweetener | 3 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |