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Common Names
Lentil
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Seed | 3510.0 | 3950.0 | -0.88 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Sprout Seedling | 1810.0 | 6035.0 | -0.42 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | 960.0 | 1080.0 | -0.56 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LINOLENIC-ACID | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 380.0 | 1265.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LYSINE | 4 | Seed | 19570.0 | 22035.0 | 1.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LYSINE | 4 | Sprout Seedling | 7120.0 | 23735.0 | 0.41 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Seed | 765.0 | 1280.0 | -0.66 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Sprout Seedling | 345.0 | 1323.0 | -1.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Sprout Seedling | 5.0 | 18.0 | -1.40 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Sprout Seedling | 1050.0 | 3500.0 | -0.77 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MUFA | 13 | Seed | 1630.0 | 1835.0 | -0.78 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MUFA | 13 | Sprout Seedling | 1040.0 | 3465.0 | 0.18 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | 30.0 | 34.0 | -0.30 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| NIACIN | 39 | Seed | 17.0 | 30.0 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIACIN | 39 | Sprout Seedling | 10.0 | 40.0 | -0.69 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | 1570.0 | 1770.0 | -0.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Sprout Seedling | 1040.0 | 3465.0 | 0.18 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Seed | not available | 212.0 | -0.63 | Watt, J.M. and Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G. 1962. The Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of Southern and Eastern Africa. E. & S. Livingstone, Ltd. Edinburg & London. 1457 pp. |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | 1160.0 | 1300.0 | -0.67 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antistress | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antistroke | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antisunburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antisyndrome-X | 5 | 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 |
| Antithalassemic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antithrombic | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Antithrombotic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antithromboxane-B2 | 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 |
| Antithyrotoxic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antitinnitic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| AntiTMJ | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antitoxemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitriglyceride | 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 |
| Antitumor | 5 | Simon, P.W. Carrots and Other Horticultural Crops as a Source of Provitamin A Carotenes. HortScience, 25(12): 1495, 1990. |
| Antitumor (Breast) | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (CNS) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colon) | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Colorectal) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antitumor (Forestomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |