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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
Lentinus edodes Shiitake 4 0
Leonotis leonurus Lion's Ear 7 117.70000000298023
Leonotis nepetaefolia Catnipleaf Lion's-Ear 3 295, 640
Leonurus cardiaca Motherwort 7 233
Lepechinia calycina Epling's Lepechinia 18 3, 615
Lepechinia schiediana Schiede's Lepechinia 4 3, 440
Lepidium meyenii Maca; Peruvian Ginseng 4 22, 496
Lepidium sativum Garden Cress 5 207, 690
Leptospermum polygalifolium not available 1 137, 500
Levisticum officinale Lovage 28 1, 550
Ligustrum japonicum Japanese Privet; Ligustri Fructus 11 0
Ligustrum lucidum Chinese Privet; Glossy Privet; Ligustri Fructus; Privet; White Waxtree 3 947, 500
Limonia acidissima Elephant Apple; Manzana De Elefante; Wood-Apple 1 19, 710
Lindera benzoin Benjamin Bush; Spicebush; Wild Allspice; Fieberstrauch (Ger.) 13 657, 694.4000000358
Linum usitatissimum Flax; Linseed 5 1, 226, 120.9580000043
Lippia alba White Lippia 5 0
Lippia graveolens Oregano 2 0
Lippia javanica Lemon Bush; Umsuzwane (Zulu) 4 0
Liquidambar orientalis Oriental Storax; Oriental Styrax 6 500, 000
Liquidambar styraciflua American Styrax; Sweetgum 8 480, 000