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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                               (Amendment No. 2 )*
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                               Landec Corporation
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                                  Common Stock
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    514766104
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                                 January 1, 1999
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             (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

| |  Rule 13d-1(b)

| |  Rule 13d-1(c)

|X|  Rule 13d-1(d)




*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

CUSIP No. 514766100                                           Page 2 of 10 Pages
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(1)    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
       S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

       Chase Venture Capital Associates, L.P.
       13-337-6808                           
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(2)    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
                                                             (a)  | |
                                                             (b)  | |
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(3)    SEC USE ONLY


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(4)    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
       California
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                          (5)    SOLE VOTING POWER
                                 1,306,817
                          ------------------------------------------------------
    NUMBER OF SHARES      (6)    SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY OWNED            35,434
         BY EACH          ------------------------------------------------------
    REPORTING PERSON      (7)    SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
           WITH                  1,306,817
                          ------------------------------------------------------
                          (8)    SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
                                 35,434
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
(9)    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
       1,342,251
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(10)   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
                                                                             | |

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(11)   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
       10.5%
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(12)   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
       PN
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                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!


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                                 Schedule 13G

Issuer: Landec Corporation                               CUSIP No: 514766100


Item 1.

               (a)  Name of Issuer:
                    Landec Corporation

               (b)  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
                    3603 Haven Avenue            
                    Menlo Park, California  94025
Item 2.             

               (a)  Name of Person Filing:
                    Chase Venture Capital Associates, L.P.
                    
                    Supplemental information relating to the ownership and
                    control of the person filing this statement is included
                    in Exhibit 2(a) attached hereto.

               (b)  Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
                    380 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor
                    New York, New York  10017

               (c)  Citizenship:
                    See Row 4 on cover page

               (d)  Title of Class of Securities (of Issuer):
                    Common Stock

               (e)  CUSIP Number:
                    514766100

Item 3.        If this statement is filed pursuant to Sections 240.13d-1(b) or 
               240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

                    Not applicable.

Item 4.        Ownership

               (a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:
                    1,342,251.
                                                
                    This amount includes the following shares issuable upon the
                    exercise by Mitchell Blutt, M.D. and Damion E. Wicker, M.D.,
                    directors of the Issuer, of options granted to them by the
                    Issuer: (i) 3,478 shares issuable pursuant to options which
                    became exercisable at a rate of 1/48 monthly from December
                    14, 1993 so long as Dr. Blutt remains a director of the
                    Issuer, (ii) 3,478 shares issuable pursuant to options which
                    became exercisable at a rate of 1/4 at May 25, 1996 and 1/48
                    per month thereafter so long as Dr. Blutt remains a director
                    of the Issuer, (iii) 5,000 shares issuable pursuant to
                    options which became exercisable at a rate of 1/4 at January
                    26, 1997 and 1/48 per month thereafter as long as Dr. Blutt
                    remains a director of the Issuer, (iv) 3,478 shares issuable
                    pursuant to options granted to Dr. Wicker which are
                    exercisable immediately, and (v) 20,000 shares issuable
                    pursuant to options which are exercisable immediately so
                    long as Dr. Wicker remains a director of the Issuer. Drs.
                    Blutt and Wicker are obligated to exercise each of the
                    foregoing options upon the request of the Reporting


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                                 Schedule 13G

Issuer: Landec Corporation                               CUSIP No: 514766100


                    Person and are obligated to transfer to the Reporting Person
                    all shares issued upon the exercise of any of the foregoing
                    options.

               (b)  Percent of Class:
                    10.5% (as of December 31, 1998)

               (c)  Number of shares as to which such person has:
                    (i)    1,306,817
                    (ii)   35,434
                    (iii)  1,306,817
                    (iv)   35,434

Item 5.             Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
                       Not applicable.

Item 6.             Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
                    Person
                       Not applicable.

Item 7.             Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which 
                    Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
                    Holding Company
                       Not applicable.

Item 8.             Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
                       Not applicable.

Item 9.             Notice of Dissolution of Group
                       Not applicable.

Item 10.            Certification
                       Not applicable.


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                                 Schedule 13G

Issuer: Landec Corporation                               CUSIP No: 514766100


                                    SIGNATURE

                  After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and
belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.

Date:  February 10, 1999                  CHASE VENTURE CAPITAL ASSOCIATES, L.P.

                                          By:  CHASE CAPITAL PARTNERS,
                                               its General Partner



                                          By: /s/ Jeffrey C. Walker
                                              ----------------------------------
                                              Name:  Jeffrey C. Walker
                                              Title: Managing General Partner








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                                 Schedule 13G

Issuer: Landec Corporation                               CUSIP No: 514766100



                                  EXHIBIT 2(A)

                  This statement is being filed by Chase Venture Capital
Associates, L.P. (hereinafter referred to as "CVCA"), whose principal business
office is located at 380 Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017.
The general partner of CVCA is Chase Capital Partners, a New York general
partnership ("CCP"), whose principal business office is located at the same
address as CVCA.

                  Set forth below are the names of each general partner of CCP
who is a natural person. Each such general partner is a U.S. citizen, whose
principal occupation is general partner of CCP and whose principal business
office address (except for Mr. Soghikian) is c/o Chase Capital Partners, 380
Madison Avenue, 12th Floor, New York, New York 10017.

                              John R. Baron
                              Christopher C. Behrens
                              Mitchell J. Blutt, M.D.
                              Arnold L. Chavkin
                              I. Robert Greene
                              Michael R. Hannon
                              Donald J. Hofmann
                              Stephen P. Murray
                              John M. B. O'Connor
                              Brian J. Richmand
                              Shahan D. Soghikian
                              Jonas Steinman
                              Jeffrey C. Walker
                              Damion E. Wicker, M.D.

                  Mr. Soghikian's principal business office address is c/o Chase
Capital Partners, 50 California Street, Suite 2940, San Francisco, CA 94111.

                  Jeffrey C. Walker is the managing general partner of CCP. The
remaining general partners of CCP are Chase Capital Corporation, a New York
corporation ("Chase Capital"), CCP Principals, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("Principals") and CCP European Principals, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership ("European Principals"), each of whose principal business office is
located at the same address as CVCA. Chase Capital is a wholly-owned subsidiary
of The Chase Manhattan Corporation, a Delaware corporation. The general partner
of each of Principals and European Principals is Chase Capital. Set forth in
Schedule A hereto and incorporated herein by reference are the names, business
addresses and principal occupations or employments of each executive officer and
director of Chase Capital, each of whom is a U.S. citizen.

                  The Chase Manhattan Corporation ("Chase") is a Delaware
corporation engaged (primarily through subsidiaries) in the commercial banking
business with its principal office located at 270 Park Avenue, New York, New
York 10017. Set forth in Schedule B hereto and incorporated herein by reference
are the names, business addresses, principal occupations and employments of each
executive officer and director of Chase, each of whom is a U.S. Citizen.


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                                 Schedule 13G

Issuer: Landec Corporation                               CUSIP No: 514766100



                                                                      SCHEDULE A


                            CHASE CAPITAL CORPORATION


                               Executive Officers


 Chairman & Chief Executive Officer                   William B. Harrison, Jr.*

 President                                            Jeffrey C. Walker**

 Executive Vice President                             Mitchell J. Blutt, M.D.**

 Vice President & Secretary                           Gregory Meridith*

 Vice President                                       George E. Kelts**

 Assistant Secretary                                  Robert C. Carroll*

                                    Directors


                           William B. Harrison, Jr.*
                              Jeffrey C. Walker**








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*  Principal occupation is employee and/or officer of Chase. Business address is
   c/o The Chase Manhattan Corporation, 270 Park Avenue, New York, New York
   10017.

** Principal occupation is employee of Chase and/or general partner of CCP.
   Business address is c/o Chase Capital Partners, 380 Madison Avenue, 12th
   Floor, New York, NY 10017.








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                                 Schedule 13G

Issuer: Landec Corporation                               CUSIP No: 514766100


                                                                      SCHEDULE B


                         THE CHASE MANHATTAN CORPORATION


                              Executive officers*

                    Walter V. Shipley, Chairman of the Board
                         Thomas G. Labrecque, President
              William B. Harrison, Jr., Vice Chairman of the Board
                 Donald L. Boudreau, Vice Chairman of the Board
                    Marc Shapiro, Vice Chairman of the Board
                 Joseph G. Sponholz, Vice Chairman of the Board
                   John J. Farrell, Director, Human Resources
        Frederick W. Hill, Director Corporate Marketing and Communication
                       William H. McDavid, General Counsel


                                  Directors**



                                           Principal Occupation or Employment;
 Name                                      Business or Residence Address
 ----                                      -----------------------------------
                                            
 Hans W. Becherer                          Chairman of the Board
                                           Chief Executive Officer
                                           Deere & Company
                                           8601 John Deere Road
                                           Moline, IL 61265
                                            
 Frank A. Bennack, Jr.                     President and Chief Executive Officer
                                           The Hearst Corporation
                                           959 Eighth Avenue
                                           New York, NY  10019
                                            
 Susan V. Berresford                       President
                                           The Ford Foundation
                                           320 East 43rd Street
                                           New York, NY  10017
                                            
 M. Anthony Burns                          Chairman, President and CEO
                                           Ryder System, Inc.
                                           3600 N.W. 82nd Avenue
                                           Miami, FL  33166



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*  Principal occupation is executive officer and/or employee of The Chase
   Manhattan Bank. Business address is c/o The Chase Manhattan Bank, 270 Park
   Avenue, New York, New York 10017. Each executive officer of Chase is a U.S.
   citizen.

** Each of the persons named below is a citizen of the United States of America.


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                                 Schedule 13G

Issuer: Landec Corporation                               CUSIP No: 514766100



                                           Principal Occupation or Employment;
 Name                                      Business or Residence Address
 ----                                      -----------------------------------

 H. Laurance Fuller                        Chairman of the Board and
                                            Chief Executive Officer
                                           Amoco Corporation
                                           200 East Randolph Drive
                                           Chicago, IL  60601

 Melvin R. Goodes                          Chairman of the Board and
                                            Chief Executive Officer
                                           Warner-Lambert Company
                                           201 Tabor Road
                                           Morris Plains, NJ  07950

 William H. Gray, III                      President and Chief Executive 
                                            Officer
                                           The College Fund/UNCF
                                           8260 Willow Oaks Corporate Drive
                                           P.O. Box 10444
                                           Fairfax, VA  22031

 George V. Grune                           Chairman of the Board and 
                                            Chief Executive Officer
                                           The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
                                           Chairman of the Board
                                           The DeWitt Wallace-Reader's Digest 
                                            Fund
                                           Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund
                                           Reader's Digest Road
                                           Pleasantville, NY 10570

 William B. Harrison, Jr.                  Vice Chairman of the Board
                                           The Chase Manhattan Corporation
                                           270 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
                                           New York, NY  10017-2070

 Harold S. Hook                            Retired Chairman of the Board
                                           American General Corporation
                                           2929 Allen Parkway
                                           Houston, TX  77019

 Helene L. Kaplan                          Of Counsel
                                           Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
                                           919 Third Avenue - Room 29-72
                                           New York, NY  10022

 Thomas G. Labrecque                       President
                                           The Chase Manhattan Corporation
                                           270 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
                                           New York, NY  10017-2070

 Henry B. Schacht                          Retired Chairman of the Board and 
                                            Chief Executive Officer
                                           Lucent Technologies, Inc.
                                           600 Mountain Avenue - Room 6A511
                                           Murray Hill, NJ  07974



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                                 Schedule 13G

Issuer: Landec Corporation                               CUSIP No: 514766100



                                           Principal Occupation or Employment;
 Name                                      Business or Residence Address
 ----                                      -----------------------------------

 Walter V. Shipley                         Chairman of the Board
                                           The Chase Manhattan Corporation
                                           270 Park Avenue, 8th Floor
                                           New York, NY  10017-2070

 Andrew C. Sigler                          Retired Chairman of the Board
                                            and Chief Executive Officer
                                           Champion International Corporation
                                           1 Champion Plaza
                                           Stamford, CT 06921

 John R. Stafford                          Chairman, President and Chief
                                            Executive Officer
                                           American Home Products Corporation
                                           Five Giralda Farms
                                           Madison, NJ  07940

 Marina v.N. Whitman                       Professor of Business Administration
                                            and Public Policy
                                           The University of Michigan
                                           School of Public Policy
                                           411 Lorch Hall, 611 Tappan Street
                                           Ann Arbor, MI  48109-1220


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