Strawberries-- ID, annotations

Strawberry Plant Analysis

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Table : Phytochemicals of Fragaria species

Chemical	Part	Amount (ppm)	Low (ppm)	High (ppm)
(+)-ABSCISIC-ACID	Plant
2-HEXEN-1-AL	Plant
2-METHYL-NAPHTHALENE	Plant
ALANINE	Fruit		310	3,677
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID	Fruit		780	9,253
ALPHA-TERPINEOL	Leaf
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL	Fruit		1	54
ALUMINUM	Fruit		3	70
ANTHOCYANIN	Plant
ARBUTIN	Leaf
ARGININE	Fruit		260	3,084
ARSENIC	Fruit
ASCORBIC-ACID	Fruit		400	6,948
ASCORBIC-ACID	Leaf		3,190	4,350
ASH	Fruit		3,900	52,065
ASPARAGINE	Plant
ASPARAGINIC-ACID	Plant
ASPARTIC-ACID	Fruit		1,380	16,370
BETA-CAROTENE	Fruit		0.089	7
BORON	Fruit		1	160
BROMINE	Fruit
CADMIUM	Fruit		0.004	0.18
CAFFEIC-ACID	Fruit		15	34
CALCIUM	Fruit		135	2,900
CARBOHYDRATES	Fruit		70,200	850,000
CATECHIN	Fruit
CATECHOL	Fruit
CHLOROGENIC-ACID	Fruit
CHROMIUM	Fruit		0.005	0.18
CINNAMIC-ACID-METHYL-ESTER	Plant
CIS-3-HEXEN-1-OL	Plant
CITRAL	Leaf
CITRIC-ACID	Fruit		3,500	8,000
COBALT	Fruit		0.004	2
COPPER	Fruit		0.4	17
CYANIDIN	Plant
CYSTINE	Fruit		50	593
DIHYDROTRIMETHYLNAPHTHALENE	Leaf
ELLAGIC-ACID	Fruit		430	8,430
ELLAGIC-ACID	Leaf		8,080	32,300
ELLAGIC-ACID	Seed		1,370	21,650
ELLAGITANNIN	Leaf
EO	Plant
FAT	Fruit		2,350	59,893
FAT	Seed	190,000
FIBER	Fruit		5,300	181,000
FLUORINE	Fruit		0.03	0.9
FOLACIN	Fruit		0.1	0.2
FURFURAL	Leaf
GALLIC-ACID	Fruit		80	121
GALLOCATECHIN	Fruit
GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC-ACID	Plant
GENTISIC-ACID	Fruit
GLUTAMIC-ACID	Fruit		900	10,676
GLUTAMINE	Plant
GLYCINE	Fruit		240	2,847
HISTIDINE	Fruit		120	1,423
IODINE	Plant		0.157	0.23
IRON	Fruit		3	100
ISOLEUCINE	Fruit		140	1,661
KAEMPFEROL	Leaf
KAEMPFEROL-3-BETA-GLUCURONIDE	Plant
KAEMPFEROL-3-BETA-MONOGLUCOSIDE	Fruit
KAEMPFEROL-7-MONOGLUCOSIDE	Fruit
KILOCALORIES	Fruit		300	3,559
LECITHIN	Fruit	620
LEUCINE	Fruit		310	3,667
LEUCOANTHOCYANIN	Leaf
LINALOOL	Leaf
LINOLEIC-ACID	Fruit		1,080	12,811
LINOLEIC-ACID	Seed	153,900
LINOLENIC-ACID	Seed	9,975
LUTEIN	Fruit		0.3	3
LUTEOFOROL	Leaf
LYSINE	Fruit		250	2,966
MAGNESIUM	Fruit		98	1,545
MALIC-ACID	Fruit		3,500	8,000
MALVIDIN-3,5-DIGLUCOSIDE	Fruit
MANGANESE	Fruit		1.4	125
MERCURY	Fruit		0	0.009
METHIONINE	Fruit		10	119
METHYL-FURFURAL	Plant
METHYL-SALICYLATE	Leaf
MOLYBDENUM	Fruit
MUFA	Fruit		520	6,168
N-NONAL	Leaf
N-NONANOL	Leaf
N-OCTANOL	Leaf
NEOCHLOROGENIC-ACID	Fruit
NIACIN	Fruit		2.3	27
NICKEL	Fruit		0.03	0.36
NICOTINIC-ACID	Plant	2
NITROGEN	Fruit		880	10,000
OLEIC-ACID	Fruit		510	6,050
OLEIC-ACID	Seed	9,975
P-COUMARIC-ACID	Fruit		63	125
P-HYDROXYBENZOIC-ACID	Fruit		19	108
PALMITIC-ACID	Fruit		140	1,661
PALMITOLEIC-ACID	Fruit		10	119
PANTOTHENIC-ACID	Fruit		3.4	40
PECTIN	Fruit	5,400
PELARGONIC-ACID	Leaf
PELARGONIDIN-3-MONOGLUCOSIDE	Fruit
PHOSPHORUS	Fruit		185	3,191
PHYTOSTEROLS	Fruit		120	1,423
POTASSIUM	Leaf		1,400	22,500
POTASSIUM-OXIDE	Plant
PROLINE	Fruit		190	1,898
PROTEIN	Fruit		5,840	85,000
PROTOCATECHUIC-ACID	Fruit
PUFA	Fruit		1,860	22,064
QUERCETIN	Leaf
QUERCETIN-3-BETA-GLUCURONIDE	Fruit
QUERCETIN-3-BETA-MONOGLUCOSIDE	Fruit
QUERCITRIN	Leaf
RIBOFLAVIN	Fruit		0.7	8
RUBIDIUM	Fruit		0.2	6.5
SALICYLIC-ACID	Fruit
SELENIUM	Fruit	0.002
SERINE	Fruit		230	2,728
SFA	Fruit		200	2,372
SILICON	Fruit		10	270
SODIUM	Fruit		8	106
STEARIC-ACID	Fruit		40	475
SULFUR	Fruit		77	1,270
TANNIN	Leaf
THIAMIN	Fruit		0.2	4
THREONINE	Fruit		190	2,254
TRYPTOPHAN	Fruit		70	830
VALINE	Fruit		180	2,135
VANILLIC-ACID	Fruit		3	25
VIT-B6	Fruit		0.6	7
WATER	Fruit		870,000	917,000
ZINC	Fruit		1.1	17

Brief nutritional discussion: The table's quantities are not reported in a way comparable to that of the USDA human nutrients data (Handbook #8, Composition of Foods). But some years ago, in Stalking the Healthful Herbs, Euell Gibbons had nutrient analyses made of a few plants' fruits and leaves to compare with what the USDA was then reporting, in the same form (which is miligrams per 100 grams). He found that strawberry leaves contained 229 mg/100 g, of vitamin C (Ascorbic acid from the table) and this compared with 50 mg/100 g of Ascorbic acid for oranges, one of the best domestic plant sources of vitamin C, about 4.5 times more. The leaves contain more of this than the fruits, but the fruits are actually higher in C if you look down to their Citric Acid content -- that's another form of this water-soluble vitamin our bodies don't store, and need a lot of.

The leaves are also a very good source of potassium, a mineral for which there is no US Recommended Daily Amount (RDA). It is third or 4th largest mineral quantity (after calcium, magnesium, sodium) contained in our bodies, our cells contain more of it than any other mineral. Potassium plays an important role in the transmission of nerve impules and workings of the brain, muscles, and othr functions. Recent studies indicate it can help control levels of sodium caused by too much salt, and helps to prevent fatty acid deposits from clogging circulation. Good for the heart, good for high blood pressure. It's a substantial ingredient of those athletic drinks like Gatorade.

Another chemical contained in the leaves is methyl salycilate, the active ingredient (in synthetic form) of aspirin and other mild pain-relievers and fever-reducers.`The remainder of the chemicals have unknown effects (though many biomedical claims are listed for most of them, these are unsourced and unreliable), but are rather interesting suggestively.

Last Updated: Thursday, February 15, 1996 - 10:36:33 PM

Strawberry Plant Analysis

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Table : Phytochemicals of Fragaria species

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Explanation of USDA NAL Ethnobotany phytochemicals table use -- please read if you haven't used this database before.

PhytochemDB -- Explanation by its USDA creators of this database