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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
Pycnanthemum pilosum Pilose Mountain Mint 11 91, 000
Pycnanthemum pycnanthemoides Typical Mountain Mint 15 68, 266
Pycnanthemum setosum Setose Mountain Mint 13 39, 742
Pycnanthemum tenuifolium Slenderleaf Mountain Mint 19 36, 840
Pycnanthemum torreyi Torrey's Mountain Mint 11 9, 330
Pycnanthemum verticillatum Whorled Mountain Mint 9 20, 139
Pycnanthemum virginianum Virginia Mountain Mint 16 52, 026
Pyrus communis Pear 10 12, 724
Quassia amara Bitterwood; Quassia 1 0
Quercus infectoria Aleppo Oak; Dyer's Oak; Gall Oak 1 0
Quercus rubra Northern Red Oak 1 0
Quercus suber Cork Oak 2 65, 000
Quisqualis indica Rangoon Creeper 5 233, 550
Raphanus sativus Radish 8 24, 030
Ravensara aromatica Ravensara 14 19, 228
Rehmannia glutinosa Chinese Foxglove 3 44, 000
Rheum officinale Chinese Rhubarb 3 0
Rheum palmatum Chinese Rhubarb 18 48.5
Rheum rhabarbarum Rhubarb 3 0
Rhizophora mangle Red Mangrove 1 116, 800