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Plant Fragaria spp (Rosaceae)

Common Names
Strawberry
How this plant is used
Food
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Fruit 100.0 1000.0 0.52 Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
BORON 4 Fruit 1.0 160.0 2.42 Duke, 1992 *
BROMINE 0 Fruit not available 1.0 -0.43 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CADMIUM 3 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.11 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CAFFEIC-ACID 102 Fruit 15.0 34.0 -0.33 Jim Duke's personal files.
CALCIUM 28 Fruit 135.0 2900.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL 2 Fruit not available not available not available Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.)
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Fruit 70200.0 850000.0 0.36 Duke, 1992 *
CATECHIN 43 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CATECHOL 22 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CHLOROGENIC-ACID 77 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
CHROMIUM 24 Fruit 0.0 0.2 -0.48 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CITRAL 53 Leaf not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CITRIC-ACID 23 Fruit 3500.0 8000.0 -0.52 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
COBALT 2 Fruit 0.0 2.0 -0.29 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Fruit 0.4 17.0 0.33 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
CYANIDIN 7 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CYSTINE 2 Fruit 50.0 593.0 -0.46 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Xanthine-Oxidase-Inhibitor 8 Hatano, T., Yasuhara, T., Yoshihara, R., Agata, I., Noro, T., and Okuda, T. 1989. Effects of Interaction of Tannins with Co-existing Substances.VII. Inhibitory Effects of Tannins Related Polyphenols on Xanthine Oxidase. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(5): 1224-1229