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Common Names
Sapodilla
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ASCORBIC-ACID | 112 | Fruit | 90.0 | 625.0 | -0.25 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ASH | 0 | Fruit | 4000.0 | 24000.0 | -0.85 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Fruit | 0.2 | 1.0 | -0.15 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Fruit | 240.0 | 1300.0 | -0.59 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| CAOUTCHOUC | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | 150000.0 | 1.99 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Fruit | 191000.0 | 923000.0 | 0.75 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 7000.0 | 44000.0 | -0.31 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 16000.0 | 106000.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FRUCTOSE | 8 | Fruit | 44700.0 | 71300.0 | 0.22 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | not available | 58400.0 | -0.28 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 6.0 | 40.0 | -0.37 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| KILOCALORIES | 0 | Fruit | 760.0 | 3760.0 | 0.15 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 2.0 | 10.0 | -0.68 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 100.0 | 530.0 | -0.82 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 1810.0 | 8745.0 | -0.81 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 4000.0 | 20000.0 | -1.20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RESIN | 0 | Latex Exudate | not available | 380000.0 | -0.26 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.4 | -0.99 | CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses |
| SAPONIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 10000.0 | -0.73 | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| SAPOTIN | 0 | Seed | not available | 800.0 | not available | Morton, J.F., Major Medicinal Plants. 1977. Atlas of Medicinal Plants of Middle America. Bahamas to Yucatan. 1981. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Absorbent | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acidulant | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Aggregant | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 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 |
| Allergenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analgesic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Androgenic? | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anthelmintic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiacne | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiacrodynic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiAGE | 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 |
| Antiaggregant | 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 |
| Antiaging | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiakathisic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antialcoholic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antiallergic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antialzheimeran | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiamblyopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |