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Biological Activity FLavor

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
PHENYLETHYL-2-METHYLBUTYRATE FEMA 1-9 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PHOSPHORIC-ACID FEMA 500-5,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PIPERIDINE FEMA .1-5 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PIPERINE FEMA 0.01 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PIPERITONE FEMA 1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
POTASSIUM-ACETATE FEMA 1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
POTASSIUM-BICARBONATE FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
POTASSIUM-BITARTRATE FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
POTASSIUM-SORBATE FEMA 100-1,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PROPIONALDEHYDE FEMA 5-12 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PROPIONIC-ACID FEMA 1-36,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PULEGONE FEMA 5-30 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
PYRIDINE FEMA 0.02 Duke, 1992 *
PYRUVIC-ACID FEMA 1-110 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
QUININE FEMA 5-83 (-100) Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
SALICYLALDEHYDE FEMA 0.5-20 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
SEDANOLIDE 5-Jan Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
SORBIC-ACID FEMA Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
SORBITOL FEMA 1,000-280,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
STEARIC-ACID FEMA 2-4,000 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
Crataegus rhipidophylla Hawthorn 5 0
Crescentia alata Jicaro 1 0
Crocus sativus Saffron 19 0
Croton eluteria Cascarilla 10 0
Croton lechleri Sangre de Drago; Sangre de Grado; Sangre de Dragon; Dragons Blood 10 0
Croton tiglium Purging Croton 5 195, 000
Cryptostegia grandifolia Rubber Vine 4 61, 105
Cryptotaenia japonica Japanese Cryptotaenia; Japanese Honewort; Mitsuba; Ya Er Qin; Stone Parsley 3 0
Cucumis melo Cantaloupe; Melon; Muskmelon; Netted Melon; Persian Melon; Nutmeg Melon 11 6, 499, 470
Cucumis sativus Cucumber 7 1, 091, 945
Cucurbita foetidissima Buffalo Gourd 5 320, 115
Cucurbita maxima Pumpkin 3 193, 875
Cucurbita pepo Pumpkin 6 538, 507
Cucurbita spp Summer Squash 6 24, 210
Cuminum cyminum Cumin 25 1, 370, 610
Cunila origanoides Mountain Dittany; Frost Flower; Frost Mint; Maryland Dittany; American Dittany; Stone Mint; Dittany 12 172, 284
Curcuma longa Turmeric; Indian Saffron 17 124, 048
Curcuma xanthorrhiza Javan Turmeric; Temu Lawak 2 0
Curcuma zedoaria Shoti; Zedoary 2 3, 840
Cyamopsis tetragonoloba Guar; Cluster-Bean; Siam-Bean 3 1, 581, 000