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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (+)-GAMMA-HYDROXY-L-HOMOARGININE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| ALANINE | 3 | Seed | 11720.0 | 13200.0 | 0.65 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALANINE | 3 | Sprout Seedling | 3560.0 | 11865.0 | -0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| AMYLASE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ARGININE | 14 | Seed | 21680.0 | 24400.0 | -0.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ARGININE | 14 | Sprout Seedling | 6110.0 | 20365.0 | -0.79 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Seed | 42.0 | 70.0 | -0.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Sprout Seedling | 148.0 | 605.0 | -0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASH | 0 | Seed | 21000.0 | 30875.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Sprout Seedling | 9250.0 | 35833.0 | -0.75 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARAGIN | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Seed | 31020.0 | 34900.0 | 1.09 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ASPARTIC-ACID | 3 | Sprout Seedling | 14330.0 | 47765.0 | -0.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | not available | 16.0 | 0.57 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Sprout Seedling | 0.3 | 1.0 | -0.29 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| BIOTIN | 4 | Seed | not available | 132.0 | 0.06 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 386.0 | 604.0 | -0.65 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Sprout Seedling | 244.0 | 853.0 | -0.57 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | 597000.0 | 642800.0 | 0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | 221400.0 | -1.96 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anticlaudificant? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Anticlimacteric | 4 | Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705. |
| Anticoeliac | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Anticold | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticolitic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticonvulsant | 3 | Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp. |
| Anticoronary | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCrohn's | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| AntiCTS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiCVS | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticystinuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidandruff | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidecubitic | 4 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antideliriant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidementia | 8 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antidepressant? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidermatitic | 6 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antidiabetic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidiabetic? | 2 | Martindale's 29th |