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Periodic Graphics: Toxins in fruits and vegetables

Chemical educator and Compound Interest blogger Andy Brunning points out some of the toxic compounds in the fruits and veggies we eat

by Andy Brunning, special to C&EN
November 29, 2020 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 98, Issue 46
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Five-panel infographic looks at various naturally occurring toxins found in some vegetables.
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Five-panel infographic looks at various naturally occurring toxins found in some vegetables.
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To download a pdf of this article, visit http://cenm.ag/veggies.

References used to create this graphic:

Kaushik Ujjwal, Vidhu Aeri, and Showkat R. Mir. “Cucurbitacins—an Insight into Medicinal Leads from Nature.” Pharmacogn Rev. (2015). DOI: 10.4103/0973-7847.156314.

Lombaert, Gary A., Karin H. Siemens, Peter Pellaers, Mohan Mankotia, and Winnie Ng. “Furanocoumarins in Celery and Parsnips: Method and Multiyear Canadian Survey.” J. AOAC Int. (July 2001). DOI: 10.1093/JAOAC/84.4.1135.

Wang, Zhe, Pei Ma, Lijia Xu, Chunnian He, Yong Peng, and Peigen Xiao. “Evaluation of the Content Variation of Anthraquinone Glycosides in Rhubarb by UPLC-PDA.” Chem. Cent. J. (2013). DOI: 10.1186/1752-153X-7-170.

World Health Organization. “Natural Toxins in Food.” May 9, 2018.

A collaboration between C&EN and Andy Brunning, author of the popular graphics blog Compound Interest

To see more of Brunning’s work, go to compoundchem.com. To see all of C&EN’s Periodic Graphics, visit http://cenm.ag/periodicgraphics.

 

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