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Phytonutrients: Nature's Healers

Phytochemicals are substances that occur naturally in plants.  Recent studies indicate that certain of these components of food may have positive effects on human health and the prevention of disease. Click on each food below to view its chemical makeup.

Beans

Grains

( ppm = parts per million  /  tr = trace )

Beans

ADZUKI BEAN
Chemicals in Vigna angularis (WILD) OHWI & H. OHASHI (Fabaceae) -- Adzuki Bean /

BLACK BEAN
Chemicals in Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fabaceae) -- Black Bean, Garden Bean, Green Bean, Haricot, String Bean

BROAD BEAN
Chemicals in Vicia faba L. (Fabaceae) -- Broadbean, Faba Bean, Habas

 CHICKPEA
Chemicals in Cicer arietinum L. (Fabaceae) -- Chickpea, Garbanzo

LENTIL
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Chemicals in Lens culinaris MEDIK. (Fabaceae) -- Lentil

LIMA BEAN
Chemicals in Phaseolus lunatus L. (Fabaceae) -- Butter Bean, Lima Bean

PEA
Chemicals in Pisum sativum L. (Fabaceae) -- Pea

SOYBEAN
Chemicals in Glycine max (L.) MERR. (Fabaceae) -- Soybean

Grains

BARLEY
Chemicals in Hordeum vulgare L. (Poaceae) -- Barley, Barleygrass

BUCKWHEAT
Chemicals in Fagopyrum esculentum MOENCH. (Polygonaceae) -- Buckwheat

RICE
Chemicals in Oryza sativa L. (Poaceae) -- Rice

RYE
Chemicals in Secale cereale L. (Poaceae) -- Rye

TAPIOCA
Chemicals in Manihot esculenta CRANTZ (Euphorbiaceae) -- Cassava, Tapioca, Yuca

WHEAT
Chemicals in Triticum aestivum L. (Poaceae) -- Wheat