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Biological Activity FLavor

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
ISOVALERALDEHYDE FEMA 0.5-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
ISOVALERIC-ACID FEMA 1-16 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
L-CARVEOL FEMA 2-25 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
L-CARVYL-ACETATE FEMA 4-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
L-CARVYL-PROPIONATE FEMA 2-25 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
L-GLUTAMINE FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
L-MENTHOL FEMA 35-1,200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
L-MENTHYL-ACETATE FEMA 5-25 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
LACTIC-ACID FEMA 10-25,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
LEVULINIC-ACID FEMA 5-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
LIMONENE not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL FEMA 2-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
LINALYL-ACETATE FEMA 2-15 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
LINALYL-CAPROATE FEMA 3-15 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
LINALYL-FORMATE FEMA 1-15 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MALTOL FEMA 5-250 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MENTHONE FEMA 5-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE FEMA 5-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ACETATE FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ANISATE FEMA 2-10 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
Fagopyrum esculentum Buckwheat 7 38, 970
Ferula assa-foetida Asafetida; Asafoetida; Assa-foetida; Devil's Dung; Stinkasant (Ger.); Asafetida (Sp.); test 10 2, 366, 000
Ferula gummosa Galbanum 11 0
Ferula jaeschkeana Jaechke's Ferula 2 9, 994
Ficus carica Fig; Figuier Commun (Fr.); Echte Feige (Ger.); Feigenbaum (Ger.); Fico (Ital.); Figueira (Port.); Higo (Sp.); Higuera Comun (Sp.) 35 780, 912
Filipendula ulmaria Meadowsweet; Queen Of The Meadow 8 3, 108, 000
Firmiana simplex Chinese Parasol 1 0
Foeniculum vulgare Fennel 36 5, 326, 099
Fragaria spp Strawberry 12 36, 718
Frangula purshiana Cascara Sagrada; Cascara Buckthorn 1 0
Fucus vesiculosus Bladderwrack; Kelp 3 0
Galeopsis tetrahit Hemp Nettle 2 44
Galipea officinalis Angostura 1 0
Galium odoratum Waldmeister; Woodruff 2 0
Ganoderma lucidum Reishi; Ling Zhi 3 0
Garcinia cambogia Brindleberry; Malabar Tamarind; Garcinia 1 0
Garcinia mangostana Mangosteen; Mangostin 2 55, 630
Gardenia jasminoides Gardenia; Shan-Chih-Tzu; Shan-Zhi-Zi; Zhi Zi; Jasmin; Cape Jasmine 5 0
Gastrodia elata Tian Ma 1 0
Gaultheria fragrantissima Indian Wintergreen 1 11, 890