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Plant Xanthosoma sagittifolium (Araceae)

Common Names
Malanga, Tannia, Yautia
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
ALUMINUM 5 Root 5.3 16.6 -0.30 Duke, 1992 *
ASCORBIC 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Leaf 13000.0 129000.0 0.18 Duke, 1992 *
ASH 0 Root 6000.0 146000.0 2.24 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Leaf 33.0 327.0 0.29 Duke, 1992 *
BETA-CAROTENE 53 Root 0.0 0.6 -0.43 Duke, 1992 *
BORON 4 Root 0.9 6.5 -0.65 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Leaf 950.0 17800.0 -0.04 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM 28 Root 59.0 4000.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Root 230.0 720.0 -0.60 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf 53000.0 553000.0 -0.47 Duke, 1992 *
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Root 17000.0 976000.0 1.87 Duke, 1992 *
COPPER 12 Root 1.9 14.0 0.25 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Leaf 16600.0 103100.0 0.93 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Root 1000.0 9000.0 -0.46 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Leaf 21000.0 208000.0 0.57 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER 15 Root 6000.0 28000.0 -1.33 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Leaf 20.0 365.0 0.00 Duke, 1992 *
IRON 6 Root 3.0 27.0 -0.40 Duke, 1992 *
KILOCALORIES 0 Leaf 34.0 3370.0 0.57 Duke, 1992 *
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