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Plant Ipomoea aquatica (Convolvulaceae)

Common Names
Swamp Cabbage, Water Spinach
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
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 190.0 4400.0 2.23 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Leaf 1460.0 19390.0 0.44 Duke, 1992 *
LYCINE 0 Leaf 1090.0 14475.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
MAGNESIUM 65 Leaf 510.0 3810.0 -0.12 Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE 15 Leaf 440.0 5845.0 2.29 Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Leaf 7.0 120.0 0.27 Duke, 1992 *
PECTIN 24 Plant not available 7600.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Leaf 1270.0 16865.0 1.70 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 420.0 12360.0 1.36 Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Leaf 1500.0 49200.0 0.83 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Leaf 880.0 11685.0 0.06 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 26000.0 360000.0 1.48 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 1.0 16.0 -0.10 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Leaf 1220.0 16200.0 1.24 Duke, 1992 *
SITOSTEROL 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Leaf 440.0 15000.0 2.02 Duke, 1992 *
TARAXANTHIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 0.3 9.0 0.14 Duke, 1992 *
THREONINE 4 Leaf 1400.0 18590.0 2.95 Duke, 1992 *
TOCOPHEROL 93 Leaf 118.0 1180.0 1.68 Duke, 1992 *
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