CNICUS BENEDICTUS L. (Compositae) "Blessed Thistle" 2-ACETYLNORTRACHELOSIDE Plant ALPHA-AMYRIN Plant ALUMINUM Plant 85 ppm APIGENIN-7-GLYCOSIDE Plant ARCTIGENIN Plant ARCTIIN Seed ASCORBIC-ACID Plant 30 ppm ASH Plant 133,000 ppm; Seed 41,000 ppm BENEDICTINE Plant BENZOIC-ACID Plant BETA-CAROTENE Plant 13.3 ppm BETA-SITOSTEROL Plant CALCIUM Plant 11,200 ppm CARBOHYDRATES Plant 760,000 ppm CERYL-ALCOHOL Plant CHROMIUM Plant 16 ppm CINNAMALDEHYDE Plant CITRAL Essential Oil CNICIN Plant COBALT Plant 38 ppm DODECA-1,11-DIEN-3,5,7,9-TETRAIN Plant EO Plant 3,000 ppm FAT Plant 11,000 ppm; Seed 258,000 - 271,000 ppm FENCHONE Plant FERULIC-ACID Plant FIBER Plant 98,000 ppm IRON Plant 240 ppm KAEMPFEROL-3-GLUCOSIDE Plant KILOCALORIES Plant 2,520 /kg LABIATIC-ACID Plant LINOLEIC-ACID Seed 56,160 - 65,520 ppm LITHOSPERMIC-ACID Fruit LUTEOLIN Plant LUTEOLIN-DIGLUCOSIDE Plant MAGNESIUM Plant 1,770 ppm MANGANESE Plant 21 ppm MUCILAGE Plant 120,000 - 200,000 ppm N-NONACOSANE Plant NIACIN Plant NORTRACHELOSIDE Fruit OLEANOLIC-ACID Plant OLEIC-ACID Seed 159,840 - 186,480 ppm P-CYMENE Essential Oil PHOSPHORUS Plant 2,700 ppm POTASSIUM Plant 26,000 ppm PROTEIN Plant; Seed 138,000 - 175,000 ppm RIBOFLAVIN Plant 2.1 ppm SALONITENOLIDE Fruit SELENIUM Plant SILICON Plant SODIUM Plant 1,220 ppm STEROL Plant STIGMASTEROL Plant TANNIN Plant 80,000 ppm THIAMIN Plant 2.7 ppm TIN Plant 25 ppm TRACHELOGENIN Fruit WATER Plant 867,000 ppm ZINC Plant --------------------------------------------------- ppm = parts per million