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Biological Activity FLavor

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
FUMARIC-ACID FEMA 50-3,600 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FURFURAL FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FURFURAL-ACETONE FEMA 2-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FURFURYL-ALCOHOL FEMA 10-100 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
FURYL-ACROLEIN FEMA 0.1-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GAMMA-HEXALACTONE FEMA 0.1-90 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GAMMA-N-DECALACTONE FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GAMMA-NONALACTONE Jan-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GAMMA-TERPINENE FEMA 1-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GAMMA-UNDECALACTONE FEMA 3-100 Duke, 1992 *
GERANIOL FEMA 1-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-ACETATE FEMA 1-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-BENZOATE FEMA 0.1-0.5 Anticancer Research (11=1991)
GERANYL-BUTYRATE FEMA 1-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-CAPROATE FEMA 1-3 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-FORMATE FEMA 1-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA 4-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-PHENYLACETATE FEMA 1-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYL-PROPIONATE FEMA 1-70 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
GERANYLACETOACETATE FEMA 1-10 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
Kaempferia galanga Maraba; Galanga 3 0
Kalanchoe daegrimontiana Devil's-Backbone 1 0
Kalanchoe pinnata Air Plant; Siempre Viva 3 0
Kalmia latifolia Mountain Laurel; Calico Bush; Spoonwood 1 0
Lablab purpureus Bonavist Bean; Hyacinth Bean; Lablab Bean 5 115, 950
Lactuca sativa Lettuce 7 32, 000
Lactuca scariola Prickly Lettuce 4 196, 135
Lactuca virosa Bitter Lettuce 1 0
Lagenaria siceraria Calabash Gourd; White-Flowered Gourd 5 214, 750
Lantana camara Lantana; Wild Sage 17 3, 720
Larrea tridentata Chaparral; Creosote Bush 6 8, 400
Laurus nobilis Bayleaf; Sweet Bay; Grecian Laurel; Bay Laurel; Laurel; Bay 43 13, 520, 478
Lavandula angustifolia English Lavender 22 33, 750
Lavandula latifolia Aspic; Broad-Leaved Lavender; Spike Lavender 28 20, 904
Lavandula sp Lavender 3 0
Lavandula x hybrida Hybrid Lavender 15 4, 362.5
Lavandula x intermedia Dutch Lavender; Lavandin 33 14, 196
Lawsonia inermis Henna; Mignonette; Jamaica-Mignonette; Mignonette Tree 3 2, 674, 920
Ledum palustre Marsh Tea; Wild Rosemary 3 0
Lens culinaris Lentil 6 65, 163