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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Macadamia spp (Proteaceae)

Common Names
Macadamia
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
HISTIDINE 7 Seed 1680.0 1730.0 -1.17 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
IRON 6 Seed 18.0 200.0 0.23 *
ISOLEUCINE 3 Seed 2440.0 2510.0 -1.02 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
KILOCALORIES 0 Seed 6910.0 7220.0 1.85 *
LAURIC-ACID 7 Seed 715.0 10850.0 -0.42 *
LEUCINE 2 Seed 4620.0 4750.0 -1.18 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Seed 10710.0 14725.0 -0.79 *
LYSINE 4 Seed 3240.0 3330.0 -1.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Seed 1160.0 1190.0 -0.69 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHIONINE 15 Seed 920.0 950.0 -0.87 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MUFA 13 Seed 581710.0 598340.0 3.54 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MYRISTIC-ACID 6 Seed 4680.0 6200.0 -0.21 *
NIACIN 39 Seed 13.0 22.0 -0.63 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Seed 391270.0 497550.0 3.11 *
PALMITIC-ACID 13 Seed 67120.0 71300.0 0.77 *
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Seed 113385.0 190650.0 4.28 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Seed 2600.0 2675.0 -1.06 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
PHOSPHORUS 4 Seed 1015.0 1750.0 -0.95 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
POTASSIUM 14 Seed 2640.0 3785.0 -0.77 *
PROLINE 0 Seed 3960.0 4075.0 -1.43 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 *
Cancer-Preventive 14 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 1 *
Carcinogenic 1 Science News, 146: 421.
Cardioprotective 6 *
Cardiotoxic 1 *
Chemopreventive 1 *
Choleretic 2 *
Circulotonic 1 *
CNS-Depressant 1 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagenic 2 *
Colorant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Comedolytic 1 *
Contraceptive 1 Martindale's 28th
Copper-Antagonist 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
Cosmetic 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
COX-1-Inhibitor 2 *
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 *
Cyanogenic 1 *