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Biological Activity FLavor

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
METHYL-ANTHRANILATE FEMA 0.2-2,200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-BENZOATE FEMA 2-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-BUTYRATE FEMA 20-100 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-CAPROATE FEMA <1-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-CAPRYLATE FEMA 0.2-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-CINNAMATE FEMA 2-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ETHYL-KETONE FEMA 20-250 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-EUGENOL FEMA 5-15 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ISOBUTYL-KETONE 18-May Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ISOEUGENOL FEMA 5-100 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA 10-95 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-N-AMYLKETONE FEMA 2-25 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-NONANOATE FEMA 3-7 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-NONYL-KETONE FEMA 0.5-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-PHENYLACETATE FEMA 0.1-35 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
METHYL-SALICYLATE FEMA 70-8,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MUFA FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MUFAS FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MYRCENE FEMA 0.5-9 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
MYRISTIC-ALDEHYDE FEMA 0.1-3 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