Botanical species · safety record

Cola acuminata

The EFSA Compendium of Botanicals holds 22 constituent measurements for Cola acuminata. This page reports what those source records contain and how to reach them. It carries no effect estimate, no dose and no recommendation.

Accepted name in source: Cola acuminata (P.Beauv.) Schott & Endl.

22Constituent measurements

0Safety records

5Cited sources

56Licensed products (Canada)

Also recorded as

Cola pseudo-acuminata Engl.
Sterculia acuminata P.Beauv.

Synonyms are carried from the source compendium. A species may be traded and studied under more than one name, which is exactly how a safety record gets lost.

Regulatory presence

Health Canada's Licensed Natural Health Products Database holds 56 licensed products naming Cola acuminata as a medicinal ingredient, matched on the exact Latin binomial. A licence records that a product met the regulator's requirements for sale in Canada. It is not evidence that the product works.

Extract types on licence

Source material stated

Cola Acuminata
Cola acuminata - Seed
Fruit
Graine
Nut(s)
Seed
Seed extract
Seed extract (standardized)

What the records describe

Constituents measured

Plant parts

Preparations

Recorded constituents

What analytical work has found in this species, at which plant part and preparation. A measured constituent is a fact about material, not about effect.

Substance	Plant part	Preparation	Concentration	Analytical method	Source
Caffeine	Seed	—	≥ 1.3 Gram/kilogram	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Caffeine	Seed	—	≤ 16.138 Gram/kilogram	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Theobromine	Seed	—	≤ 1277 Milligram/kilogram	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Theobromine	Seed	—	≥ 76 Milligram/kilogram	Unspecified	Resolve DOI
Alkaloids	Seed	—	≥ 2.26 Percent	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Alkaloids	Seed	—	≤ 2.31 Percent	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Alkaloids	Seed	—	1.8 Percent	—	No resolvable identifier
Amygdalin	Seed	Solvent extraction	44.53 Milligram/gram	UV/VIS spectroscopy (photometry)	No resolvable identifier
Anthraquinone	Seed	—	≥ 0.054 Percent	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Anthraquinone	Seed	—	≤ 0.057 Percent	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Caffeine	Seed	—	≥ 0.98 Percent	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Caffeine	Seed	—	≤ 1.04 Percent	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Cardiac glycosides	Seed	Solvent extraction	68.51 Milligram/gram	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Cyanogenic glycosides	Seed	Solvent extraction	80.1 Milligram/gram	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Oxalates	Seed	Solvent extraction	1.03 Milligram/gram	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Oxalates	Seed	—	0.71 Percent	—	No resolvable identifier
Phytic acid	Seed	—	0.6 Percent	—	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Seed	—	≤ 0.39 Percent	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Seed	—	8.33 Percent	—	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Seed	—	≥ 0.36 Percent	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Saponins	Seed	Solvent extraction	13.33 Milligram/gram	Traditional analytical techniques (wet chemical tests)	No resolvable identifier
Tannins	Seed	—	7.08 Milligram-equivalent	—	No resolvable identifier

Cited sources

The literature the compendium cites for this species. Metatron Health has no relationship with these authors or journals and earns nothing from citing them.

Atanda, O. O., Olutayo, A., Mokwunye, F. C., Oyebanji, A. O., Adegunwa, M. O. The quality of Nigerian kola nuts. African journal of food science, 2011, vol. 5, no. 17, p. 904-909.
Niemenak, N., Onomo, P. E., Fotso., Lieberei, R., Ndoumou, D. O. Purine alkaloids and phenolic compounds in three Cola species and Garcinia kola grown in Cameroon . South african journal of botany, 2008, vol. 74, no. 4, p. 629-638. DOI
Dah-Nouvlessounon, Durand., Adjanohoun, Adolphe., Sina, Haziz., Noumavo, Pacome A., Diarrasouba, Nafan., Parkouda, Charles., Madode, Yann E., Dicko, Mamoudou H., Baba-Moussa, Lamine. Nutritional and anti-nutrient composition of three kola nuts (Cola nitida, Cola acuminata and Garcinia kola) produced in Benin. Food and nutrition sciences, 2015, vol. 6, no. 15, p. 1395-1407.
Monago, C. C., Uwakwe, A. A. Tannin, oxalate, saponin, cyanogenic and cardiac glycosides contents of Cola nitida and Cola acuminata. Global journal of pure and applied sciences, 2005, vol. 11, no. 4, p. 501-504.
Bolarinwa, Islamiyat Folashade., Olaniyan, Sulaiman Adebisi., Olatunde, Sogo James., Ayandokun, Feyisayo Temilade., Olaifa, Ifasegun Alade. Effect of processing on amygdalin and cyanide contents of some Nigerian foods. Journal of chemical and pharmaceutical research, 2016, vol. 8, no. 2, p. 106-113.

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