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Plant Cyphomandra betacea (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Tamarillo; Tree Tomato
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ANTHOCYANINS 30 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 223.0 2060.0 -0.16 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Fruit 6100.0 71000.0 0.37 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Fruit 3.0 32.0 -0.09 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 39.0 5780.0 0.44 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 103000.0 838000.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 600.0 64000.0 -0.15 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Fruit 14000.0 243000.0 0.96 Duke, 1992 *
FRUCTOSE 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Fruit 6.0 57.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Fruit 3290.0 3550.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALTOSE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
MALVIDIN-3-GLUCOSYL-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 10.0 85.0 0.32 Duke, 1992 *
NITROGEN 0 Fruit 2230.0 4450.0 -0.71 Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIDIN-3-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PAEONIDIN-3-GLUCOSYL-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acidulant 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Allergenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacne 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiAGE 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaggregant 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiaging 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiakathisic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antialcoholic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiallergic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antialzheimeran 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiamblyopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antianemic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianginal 1 Duke, 1992 *