Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 105
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Alkaloids
Effect Shown antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, S... more
Shown antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 106
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Cardiac glycosides
Effect Shown antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, S... more
Shown antibacterial activity against Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Salmonella typhi
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 107
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Luffin-a
Effect Luffin-a and luffin-b, proteins isolated from the seed, have shown abortifa... more
Luffin-a and luffin-b, proteins isolated from the seed, have shown abortifacient and antitumour activity, and protein-biosynthesis inhibitory activity.
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 108
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Luffacylin
Effect Have shown ribosome inactivating activity. Also has antifungal activity aga... more
Have shown ribosome inactivating activity. Also has antifungal activity against Fusarium oxysporum and Mycosphaerella arachidicola
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 109
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Luffin-b
Effect Luffin-a and luffin-b, proteins isolated from the seed, have shown abortifa... more
Luffin-a and luffin-b, proteins isolated from the seed, have shown abortifacient and antitumour activity, and protein-biosynthesis inhibitory activity.
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 110
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Luffin p1
Effect Have shown ribosome inactivating activity. Has anti-HIV-1 activity
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 111
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Luffin-s
Effect Have shown ribosome inactivating activity
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 112
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Sapogenins 1
Effect Two triterpenoids isolated from the seed (sapogenins 1 and 2) have shown in... more
Two triterpenoids isolated from the seed (sapogenins 1 and 2) have shown in-vivo immunostimulatory effects in mice
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 113
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Sapogenins 2
Effect Two triterpenoids isolated from the seed (sapogenins 1 and 2) have shown in... more
Two triterpenoids isolated from the seed (sapogenins 1 and 2) have shown in-vivo immunostimulatory effects in mice
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 114
Crop ID Smooth Loofah
Part Seed
Reported Factor Oleanolic acid
Effect The triterpene oleanolic acid has shown anti-inflammatory activity
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,571
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 115
Crop ID Marrow
Part Seed
Reported Factor Oxalate
Effect High oxalate diet can increase the risk of renal calcium absorption and has... more
High oxalate diet can increase the risk of renal calcium absorption and has been implicated as a source of kidney stones
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,572
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 116
Crop ID Marrow
Part Seed
Reported Factor Phytate
Effect The problem with phytate in food is that it can bind some essential mineral... more
The problem with phytate in food is that it can bind some essential mineral nutrients in the digestive tract and can result in mineral deficiencies
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,572
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 117
Crop ID Marrow
Part Seed
Reported Factor Hydrocyanic acid
Effect Consumption of high levels of Cyanide is associated with a serious health p... more
Consumption of high levels of Cyanide is associated with a serious health problem, a neurological disease known as Tropical Ataxis Neurophathy (TAN) was linked to consumption of high level of cyanide in cassava based diet
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes Only plants with more than 200 mg of hydrocyanic acid equivalent per 100 mg... more
Only plants with more than 200 mg of hydrocyanic acid equivalent per 100 mg fresh weight are considered dangerous
Metadata Id 8,572
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 118
Crop ID Marrow
Part Seed
Reported Factor Nitrate
Effect Higher concentration of nitrate in the food can lead to a disease called me... more
Higher concentration of nitrate in the food can lead to a disease called methemoglobianaemia which is known to reduce the ability of red blood cells to carry oxygen
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes These values are within the acceptable daily intake of 3.7 mg/kg body weigh... more
These values are within the acceptable daily intake of 3.7 mg/kg body weight (WHO)
Metadata Id 8,572
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 119
Crop ID Chaya
Part Leaf
Reported Factor Cyanogenic glycosides
Effect Produce hydrogen cyanide upon tissue damage. Long-term contact with the whi... more
Produce hydrogen cyanide upon tissue damage. Long-term contact with the white sap can cause skin irritation
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method The cooking time required to lower HCN to safe levels is about 15 minutes
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,573
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 120
Crop ID Chaya
Part Leaf
Reported Factor Oxalate
Effect NULL
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,574
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 121
Crop ID Chaya
Part Leaf
Reported Factor Saponins
Effect NULL
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,574
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 122
Crop ID Chaya
Part Leaf
Reported Factor Phytic acid
Effect NULL
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method NULL
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,574
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 123
Crop ID Yautia
Part Tuber
Reported Factor Phytate
Effect Phytate has been recognized as an anti-nutrient due to its adverse effects ... more
Phytate has been recognized as an anti-nutrient due to its adverse effects because it lowers the availability of many minerals such as copper, iron and zinc
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method Various studies have shown that the processing methods such as boiling, fer... more
Various studies have shown that the processing methods such as boiling, fermentation and roasting can significantly reduce antinutritional factors
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,575
Antinutrient and Toxicity ID 124
Crop ID Yautia
Part Tuber
Reported Factor Tannin
Effect Phytate has been recognized as an anti-nutrient due to its adverse effects ... more
Phytate has been recognized as an anti-nutrient due to its adverse effects because it lowers the availability of many minerals such as copper, iron and zinc
Cause Toxicity
Cause Allergic Reaction
Reduction Method Various studies have shown that the processing methods such as boiling, fer... more
Various studies have shown that the processing methods such as boiling, fermentation and roasting can significantly reduce antinutritional factors
Notes NULL
Metadata Id 8,575