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Plant Theobroma cacao (Sterculiaceae)

Common Names
Cacao
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Sort descending Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(-)-EPICATECHIN 38 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-SALSOLINOL 1 Seed 0.0 40.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL 5 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
3-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDYL-CYANIDIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDYL-CYANIDIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ALPHA-L-ARABINOSIDYL-CYANIDIN 0 Seed not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDYL-CYANIDIN 0 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDYL-CYANIDIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-BETA-D-GALACTOSIDYL-CYANIDIN 0 Seed not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-BENZOIC-ACID 0 Seed not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
ACETIC-ACID 16 Seed 1520.0 7100.0 1.39 Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Seed not available 10400.0 0.05 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
ALKALOIDS 0 Leaf not available 10000.0 0.06 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
ALKALOIDS 0 Seed 30000.0 40000.0 1.26 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-SITOSTEROL 0 Sprout Seedling not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ALPHA-THEOSTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
AMYL-ACETATE 0 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
AMYL-ALCOHOL 1 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
AMYL-BUTYRATE 3 Seed not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
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