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Plant Cyphomandra betacea (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Tamarillo; Tree Tomato
How this plant is used
Food

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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 *
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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
Antiinsomniac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiinsomnic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antikeratitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiketotic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antilepric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antileukoplakic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilipoperoxidant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antilithic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antimaculitic 3 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antimastitic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimeasles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiMeniere's 1 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antimenopausal 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antimenorrhagic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antimetastatic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antimigraine 3 Martindale's 29th
Antimutagenic 4 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235.
Antimyocarditic 1 Duke, 1992 *