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Common Names
Wheat
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BETA-CAROTENE | 53 | Seed | 0.0 | 0.2 | -0.42 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-IONONE | 13 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETA-TRITISTEROL | 0 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Root | not available | 82.0 | -0.36 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BETAINE | 14 | Shoot | not available | 1640.0 | 2.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BIOTIN | 4 | Seed | not available | 216.0 | 0.44 | Duke, 1992 * |
| BORON | 4 | Seed | 1.0 | 16.0 | -0.38 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CADMIUM | 3 | Seed | not available | 0.3 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAFFEIC-ACID | 102 | Seed | 3.0 | 4.0 | -0.77 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Plant | 900.0 | 10400.0 | -0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CALCIUM | 28 | Seed | 100.0 | 4100.0 | -0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAMPESTEROL-3-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAPRINIC-ACID | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CARBOHYDRATES | 0 | Seed | not available | 610000.0 | 0.34 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CAROTENE | 0 | Plant | 97.0 | 953.0 | 1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CATALASE | 1 | Sprout Seedling | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CEPHALIN | 1 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Plant | 670.0 | 3400.0 | -0.70 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLORINE | 7 | Seed | 300.0 | 1800.0 | 2.96 | Duke, 1992 * |
| CHLOROGENIC-ACID | 77 | Seed | not available | 5.0 | -0.62 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Flatugenic | 3 | Singh, J., Gupta, K., and Arora, S.K. 1993. Changes in the anti-nutritional factors of developing seeds and pod walls of fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum L.). Plant Foods for Human Nutrition. 46: 77-84, 1994. |
| FLavor | 7 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Fungicide | 14 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Fungistat | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Gastroprotective | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glucogonogenic | 1 | LAWSON in Koch, H. P. and Lawson, L. D., eds. 1996. Garlic- The Science and therapeutic application of Allium sativum L. and related species. Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore. 329 pp. |
| Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathione-Depleting | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Glutathionigenic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Hematopoietic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hemolytic | 1 | Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp. |
| Hemostat | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hemostatic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Hepatocarcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatomagenic | 1 | Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health. Antioxidants & Cancer Prevention. Huang, M.T., Ho, C.T. and Lee, C.Y. eds. 1992. ACS Symposium Series 507.ACS, Washington 402 pp. |
| Hepatoprotective | 13 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotoxic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 1 | Angewandte Botanik 68(5/6)=1994. Page 195. |