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Common Names
Almond
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Seed | 1430.0 | 1490.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Seed | 4538.0 | 8560.0 | -0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROLINE | 0 | Seed | 12550.0 | 13127.0 | 0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Seed | 176000.0 | 350000.0 | 1.03 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PRUNASIN | 2 | Seed | not available | 50.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PUFA | 4 | Seed | 109570.0 | 114610.0 | 0.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCITRIN | 44 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RAFFINOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Seed | 1.6 | 9.7 | 2.37 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| RUBIDIUM | 0 | Seed | 5.0 | 13.0 | -0.28 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Seed | 28.0 | 30.0 | -0.18 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAMARIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.1 | 2.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCANDIUM | 0 | Seed | not available | 0.0 | -0.41 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SELENIUM | 60 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Seed | 9010.0 | 9424.0 | -0.22 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SFA | 0 | Seed | 49490.0 | 51765.0 | -0.07 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SILICON | 4 | Seed | not available | 960.0 | 0.35 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Seed | 20.0 | 147.0 | -0.48 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STACHYOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Insulinotonic | 1 | J. Agri. & Food Chemistry, 36: 1079. |
| Interferon-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Interferonogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Iodothyronine-Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Irritant | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| JNK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Juvabional | 2 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Keratolytic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Larvicide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Larvistat | 1 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Laxative | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Leptingenic | 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 |
| Leukotriene-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor | 4 | Oszmianski, J. and Lee, C.Y. 1990. Inhibitory Effect of Phenolics on Carotene Bleaching in Vegetables. J. Agric. Food Chem. 38: 688-690. |
| Lithogenic | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Litholytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lubricant | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Lyase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Lymphocytogenic | 1 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| MAO-A-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |