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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
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