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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
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