Toxic substances found in food crops

No. Toxic Substance Crops
1 Hydrocyanic acid (HCN) / Prussic acid Sorghum, Trifolium repens, Phyllanthus quastromii, Pteridium aquilinum, Lotus spp.
2 Saponins Alfalfa, Strawberry clover, Ladino clover
3 Castrogens White clover, Red clover, Subterranean clover
4 Coumarins Sweet clover (Melilotus spp.)
5 Oxalic acid Pearl millet, Napier grass
6 Mimosine Leucaena leucocephala
7 Lathyrogen / Neurotoxin Khesari (Lathyrus)
8 Polyphenolics Safflower
9 Cyanogenic glucosides Sudan grass, White clover, Sorghum
10 Erucic acid Rapeseed, Mustard
11 Trypsin inhibitors Pigeon pea, Cowpea
12 Haemagglutinin, trypsin & amylase inhibitors French bean
13 Goitrogen Soybean
14 Glucosides White clover
15 Polyphenolics Sunflower
16 Neurotoxins Lathyrus
17 Coumarin Sweet clover

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