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Biological Activity FLavor

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
4,4-DIBUTYL-GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE FEMA 3-15 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
4-TERPINEOL FEMA 20-100 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETYL-ISOBUTYRYL FEMA 1-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ACETYL-VALEDRYL FEMA 1-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALLYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA 1-50 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALLYL-TIGLATE FEMA <1 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALLYL-UNDECYLENATE FEMA 1-2 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-ETHYL-BENZYL-BUTYRATE FEMA<1-1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-ETHYL-FURFUR-ACROLEIN FEMA 0.5-6 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-FURFURYL-MERCAPTAN FEMA 0.1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-HEXYLIDENE-CYCLOPENTANONE FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID FEMA 0.5-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-N-BUTYL-CINNAMIC-ALDEHYDE FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE FEMA 10-130 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-PINENE FEMA 15-150 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-SANTALOL FEMA 1-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-TERPINENE FEMA 1-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ALPHA-TERPINEOL FEMA 5-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
AMBRETTOLIDE FEMA 0.01-0.7 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
AMYL-ALCOHOL FEMA 35-3,500 ppm Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Cydonia oblonga Quince 2 0
Cymbopogon citratus West Indian Lemongrass; Lemongrass 21 58, 272
Cymbopogon flexuosus East Indian Lemongrass 9 9, 250
Cymbopogon martinii Palmarosa; Rosha Grass 6 9, 500
Cymbopogon nardus Ceylon Citronella; Citronella 23 20, 712
Cymbopogon parkeri Skhabar 9 19, 051
Cymbopogon winterianus Java Citronella; Mahapengiri 24 17, 578
Cynara cardunculus Artichoke 7 2, 785
Cyperus rotundus Nutsedge 6 0
Daemonorops draco Dragon's Blood 2 0
Daphne genkwa Yuan Hua 1 0
Datura metel Hindu Datura 1 73, 000
Datura stramonium Jimsonweed 8 216, 750
Daucus carota Carrot 35 289, 061
Dianthus caryophyllus Carnation; Clove Pink; Oeillet (Fr.); Nelke (Ger.); Clavel (Sp.) 4 11, 020
Dictamnus albus Akgiritotu; Burning Bush; Dittany; Gas Plant; Gazelotu 10 1, 525.4999995231628
Dictamnus hispanicus not available 1 0
Digitalis purpurea Purple Foxglove 4 0
Dioscorea pentaphylla Mountain Yam 6 7, 058
Diospyros virginiana American Persimmon 5 0