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Plant Mangifera indica (Anacardiaceae)

Common Names
Mango
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PALMITOLEIC-ACID 2 Fruit 480.0 2625.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
PANTOTHENIC-ACID 11 Fruit 1.6 8.8 -0.59 Duke, 1992 *
PEROXIDASE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYLALANINE 7 Fruit 170.0 3700.0 0.13 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Fruit 103.0 1050.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Leaf 720.0 3800.0 -0.22 Duke, 1992 *
PHYTIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
POTASSIUM 14 Fruit 1080.0 9475.0 -0.75 Duke, 1992 *
PROLINE 0 Fruit 180.0 2000.0 -0.55 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Fruit 5000.0 60000.0 -0.66 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Leaf 30000.0 78000.0 -1.34 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Seed not available 95000.0 -1.23 Duke, 1992 *
PUFA 4 Fruit 510.0 2788.0 -0.64 Duke, 1992 *
QUERCETIN 176 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Fruit 0.5 3.3 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Leaf 0.6 2.7 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
SERINE 1 Fruit 220.0 3150.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
SFA 0 Fruit 660.0 3608.0 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
SILICA 0 Seed not available 4100.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
SODIUM 1 Fruit 13.0 143.0 -0.17 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiobesity 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiophidic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 363.
Antiophthalmic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiorchitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiosteoarthritic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiosteoporotic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 18 Larson, R.A. 1987. Review Article Number 30. The Antioxidants of Higher Plants. Phytochemistry. 27: 969-978.
Antioxidant Synergist 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antioxidant? 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 3 Martindale's 28th
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *