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Plant Cinnamomum verum (Lauraceae)

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Common name(s)
Ceylon Cinnamon, Cinnamon
How used
GRAS

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Leaf Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
38 (-)-EPICATECHIN Bark -- 11.0 -1.00 *
0 (E)(E)-FARNESOL Leaf -- 9.4 -1.00 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (E)-BETA-OCIMENE Leaf -- 0.0 -1.14 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (E)-CINNAMALDEHYDE Leaf -- 295.0 -- Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (E)-CINNAMYL-ACETATE Leaf -- 345.0 -- Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (E)-CINNAMYL-ALCOHOL Leaf -- 0.0 -- Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (E)-METHYL-CINNAMATE Leaf -- 9.4 -- Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (E)-METHYL-ISOEUGENOL Leaf -- 9.4 -- Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (Z)-BETA-OCIMENE Leaf -- 0.0 -0.71 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (Z)-CINNAMALDEHYDE Leaf -- 9.4 -- Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (Z)-CINNAMYL-ACETATE Leaf -- 9.4 -- Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (Z)-METHYL-ISOEUGENOL Leaf -- 9.4 -- Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
0 (Z)-OCIMENOL Leaf 90.0 180.0 1.00 *
0 (Z,E)-ALPHA-FARNESENE Leaf -- 0.0 -- Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Bark 165.0 800.0 1.00 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Leaf -- 110.0 -0.52 Mallavarupu, G. R. et al. 1995. Investigation of the essential oil of cinnamon leaf grown at Bangalore and Hyderabad. Flav. & Fragr. J., 10: 239-242.
67 1,8-CINEOLE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Leaf Essent. Oil 1500.0 6000.0 -0.81 *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Bark Essent. Oil -- 16500.0 -- *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.