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Plant Polymnia edulis (Asteraceae)

Common Names
Andean Jicama
How this plant is used
Generally Recognized as Safe

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Root 250.0 1400.0 0.15 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 3000.0 67000.0 -0.02 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 2.6 10.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 150.0 1650.0 -0.63 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 81000.0 856000.0 0.33 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 3000.0 33000.0 0.34 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Root 3000.0 57000.0 -0.69 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 6.0 66.0 -0.35 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Root 670.0 3765.0 0.88 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Cr 670.0 3765.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Root 14.0 82.0 0.92 Duke, 1992 *
PHOSPHORUS 4 Root 150.0 1650.0 -0.33 Duke, 1992 *
PROTEIN 0 Root 1000.0 73000.0 -0.51 Duke, 1992 *
RIBOFLAVIN 15 Root 0.2 1.1 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Root 0.2 1.1 -0.50 Duke, 1992 *
WATER 0 Root 822000.0 909000.0 0.91 Duke, 1992 *
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