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Plant Dioscorea alata (Dioscoreaceae)

Common Names
Greater Yam, Winged Yam
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ALUMINUM 5 Root 1.0 12.0 -0.31 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root not available 100.0 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 7000.0 35045.0 -0.93 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.0 0.2 -0.44 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Root 0.8 7.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 44.0 290.0 -0.78 Duke, 1992 *
CITRATES 0 Root 1270.0 5935.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root 0.5 10.7 -0.11 Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-3-GENTIOBIOSIDE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYANIDIN-GLYCOSIDE 0 Bulb not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 300.0 5700.0 -0.57 Duke, 1992 *
FERULIC-ACID 61 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Root 6000.0 55600.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 1.4 25.0 -0.41 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 619.0 3005.0 -0.80 Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Root 66.0 827.0 -0.92 Duke, 1992 *
MALATES 0 Root 870.0 5750.0 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE 14 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Root 0.7 17.0 -0.96 Duke, 1992 *
OXALATE 0 Root 150.0 700.0 -0.73 Duke, 1992 *
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