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Is there a chart out there that lists the chemical properties of common plants?

Asked by lucillelucillelucille (34325points) October 13th, 2010

I know bananas are high in potassium,etc…where can I get further info on what everyday plants contain which minerals/elements?

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lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@Aesthetic_Mess -LMAO!I knew this might happen
Now,I want someone to explain this chart through interpretive dance….is that too much to ask??XD

marinelife's avatar

Here is one for herbs.

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@marinelife -Not exactly what I was looking for,but I saved it as I do use supplements in my diet.Thank you:)

Aesthetic_Mess's avatar

@lucillelucillelucille I’m sorry. I just discovered it yesterday, and I had to use it. But I actually did google it for myself and I didn’t find what you were looking for

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@Aesthetic_Mess -I thought it was pretty funny :) I haven’t seen that in awhile.Not since @Cruiser sent me that.XD
I suppose I could look up the plants individually,but I was hoping for an itemized chart,like under the heading potassium,it would list common plants that are high in it.

marinelife's avatar

Sorry @lucillelucillelucille! I did not quite catch on to the potassium thing at first.
Here is a list of foods, many of which are plants, that are high in potassium.

Cruiser's avatar

This is the best I could find… http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/uw152 Scroll down for fun charts and plant facts.
Just burn anthracite already!!

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@marinelife -It’s not your fault.I think it was the way I posted the Q. I wasn’t looking for potassium only,just a listing of what elements/minerals certain plants are high in.A kind of “at a glance” chart of these things.Thank you for trying :)

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@Cruiser -Florida is alittle far….so how about if I just KYA until you give me the right answer?

Cruiser's avatar

@lucillelucillelucille I thought you liked road trips!! Here….go kick Dr. Dukes ass!! ;)

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@Cruiser -This is great!! YAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY!Thank you!! :))))))))))))))))))))))))
I will still KYA though. XD

Cruiser's avatar

@lucillelucillelucille I will warn you I have my Ironwood seat protector on today….go ahead I dare you!!

Cruiser's avatar

lucillelucillelucille SCREAM!!

CyanoticWasp's avatar

@Aesthetic_Mess oh, thanks so much for lmgtfy.com… what a great site!

lucillelucillelucille's avatar

@Cruiser -He did that with the help of his pants. XD

CyanoticWasp's avatar

If it’s not too late…

I did a search for “potassium rich foods”, which gave me this link near the top of the list. Though I’m loathe to provide commercial links when I don’t know the vendor, the nice thing about this one is the sidebar on the left that shows “xxxxx-rich foods” for several different elements. So I thought it might be helpful.

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