General Information
NameGinkgo nuts
Scientific NameGinkgo biloba
DescriptionGinkgo, also spelled gingko and known as the maidenhair tree, is a unique species of tree with no close living relatives. The ginkgo is a living fossil, recognisably similar to fossils dating back 270 million years. Native to China, the tree is widely cultivated and introduced early in human history, and has various uses as a food and in traditional medicine.
Primary IDFOOD00367
Picture372
Classification
GroupHerbs and Spices
Sub-GroupOther seeds
Taxonomy
SuperkingdomEukaryota
KingdomViridiplantae
PhylumStreptophyta
ClassGinkgoopsida
OrderGinkgoales
FamilyGinkgoaceae
GenusGinkgo
Speciesbiloba
VarietyNot Available
ITIS ID183269
Wikipedia IDGinkgo biloba
Composition
Compounds
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Macronutrients
MacronutrientContent Range AverageReference
Ash1.041 - 2.820 mg/100 g1.690 mg/100 gUSDA
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References
Content Reference— Duke, James. 'Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases. United States Department of Agriculture.' Agricultural Research Service, Accessed April 27 (2004).
— U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. 2008. USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 21. Nutrient Data Laboratory Home Page.
— Shinbo, Y., et al. 'KNApSAcK: a comprehensive species-metabolite relationship database.' Plant Metabolomics. Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006. 165-181.