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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
Aleurites moluccana Candlenut; Candleberry; Candlenut Tree; Indian Walnut; Lumbangtree; Varnishtree 3 2, 698, 560
Alisma plantago-aquatica Mud Plantain; Tse-Hsieh; Water Plantain; Ze-Xie 4 0
Alliaria petiolata Garlic Mustard 4 26, 040
Allium ampeloprasum Elephant Garlic; Kurrat 5 0
Allium cepa Onion; Shallot 16 964, 366
Allium sativum var. sativum Garlic 12 22, 537
Allium schoenoprasum Chives 9 62, 750
Alocasia macrorrhiza Giant Taro 1 0
Aloe vera Bitter Aloes; Aloe 7 54, 842
Aloysia citrodora Lemon Verbena 27 5, 992
Alpinia galanga Greater Galangal; Siamese Ginger; Languas 18 6, 208, 081.500000022
Alpinia officinarum Lesser Galangal; Chinese Ginger 9 800
Althaea officinalis Marshmallow; White Mallow 5 172, 690
Amaranthus sp. Pigweed 2 28, 391
Ammi majus Bishop's Weed 2 0
Ammi visnaga Visnaga 7 0
Amomum compactum Round Cardamom; Chester Cardamom; Siam Cardamom; Java Cardamom 9 88, 320
Amomum xanthioides Bastard Cardamom; Chin Kousha; Malabar Cardamom; Tavoy Cardamom 5 0
Amphicarpaea bracteata Hog Peanut 3 61, 920
Anabasis aphylla Anabasis 3 0