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Biological Activity FLavor

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
NOOTKATONE FEMA 3-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
O-CRESOL-METHYL-ETHER FEMA 1-4 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
O-METHOXYCINNAMALDEHYDE 30-200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
OCTANOIC-ACID FEMA 3-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
OCTYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA 0.5-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
OLEIC-ACID FEMA 1-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-ANISALDEHYDE FEMA 0.5-75 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-CRESOL FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-CRESOL-METHYL-ETHER FEMA 0.5-8 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-CRESYL-ACETATE FEMA 0.5-220 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-CRESYL-ISOBUTYRATE FEMA 0.05-8 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-CRESYL-PHENYLACETATE FEMA 1-6 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-CYMENE FEMA 12-250 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-ETHOXY-BENZALDEHYDE FEMA<1-1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-METHOXYPHENYLACETONE FEMA 0.5-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
P-METHYL-ACETOPHENONE FEMA 1-1,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PALMITIC-ACID FEMA 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PHENETHYL-ALCOHOL not available Duke, 1992 *
PHENYL-ACETALDEHYDE FEMA 0.8-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PHENYLACETIC-ACID FEMA 0.1-30 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
Mammea americana Mamey 1 6, 000
Mangifera indica Mango 14 16, 429
Manihot esculenta Cassava; Tapioca; Yuca 6 43, 230
Marrubium vulgare Horehound; White Horehound 6 0
Matricaria recutita Annual Camomile; German Camomile; Wild Camomile 10 0
Medicago sativa Alfalfa; Lucerne 10 0
Melaleuca alternifolia Teatree 17 2, 075, 366.0030000005
Melaleuca bracteata Bracteate Tea-Tree 6 9, 700
Melaleuca cajuputi Vietnamese Cajuput Oil 7 6, 670
Melaleuca leucadendra Cajeput 6 0
Melaleuca linariifolia Paperbark Tea_tree 7 1, 750
Melaleuca sp Tea-Tree 1 0
Melaleuca viridiflora Broad-Leaf Tea-Tree; Niaouli 6 0
Meleleuca howeana not available 1 221
Melia azedarach Chinaberry 16 45, 600
Melissa officinalis Balm; Lemonbalm; Melissa; Bee Balm 20 13, 560.40000000596
Mentha aquatica Water Mint 21 8, 169.500000007451
Mentha arvensis var. piperascens Cornmint; Field Mint; Japanese Mint 23 462, 897
Mentha longifolia Biblical Mint 28 163, 820
Mentha pulegium European Pennyroyal 32 2, 148, 814