EFSA Compendium of Botanicals

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Garden orach (as plant) // Atriplex hortensis L.

Family:: Amaranthaceae
Approval state:: Approved
Number of articles retrieved:: 184
Number of processed references:: 2

Compositions

#1: oxalates (leaves) #2: tannins (leaf)

Endpoint Studies

Genotoxicity

Composition #1: Rainova, L., Kurdzhieva, N., Moinova, K., Simeonova, I. Composition and conte of nonvolatile organic acids in some leafy vegetables.. gradinarska i lozarska nauka, 1973, vol. 10, no. 2, p. 43–53. .

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Substance:

Oxalates (RF-00004308-PAR)
Result unit:

Percent (G138A)
Result expression:

Whole weight (B001A)
Result type:

Numerical Value (VAL)
Value (concentration, content):

77
Internal remarks:

oxalates (leaves)

Composition #2: Butler, Jonathan B. An investigation into some causes of the differences of protein expressibility from leaf pulps.. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 1982, vol. 33, no. 6, p. 528–36. DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.2740330606. [DOI link]

Language:

English (en)
Plant part:

Leaves (as part-nature) (A0EKT)
Extraction/Preparation method:

Solvent extraction (A0BZR)
Additional extraction description:

ethanol-ether
Substance:

Tannins (RF-00004337-PAR)
Analytical method code:

Colorimetry, Spectroscopy (Spectrometry) and Photometry (F008A)
Yes/No Qualitative:

Positive/Present (POS)
Result type:

Qualitative Value (Binary) (BIN)
Internal remarks:

tannins (leaf)