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Biological Activity FLavor

List of activity chemicals.
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Chemical Name Dosage Reference
CAFFEINE FEMA 125 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CAMPHENE FEMA 15-175 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CAPSAICIN 0.009-10 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CARVACROL FEMA 10-125 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CARVACRYL-ETHYLETHER FEMA 4-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CARVONE FEMA 80-3,000 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CARYOPHYLLENE FEMA 20-200 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CARYOPHYLLENE-ACETATE FEMA 2-175 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CARYOPHYLLENE-ALCOHOL FEMA 5-50 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMALDEHYDE not available Duke, 1992 *
CINNAMIC-ACID FEMA 4-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMICALDEHYDE-ETHYLENE-GLYCOL-ACETAL FEMA<1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMYL-ACETATE FEMA 1-18 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMYL-ANTHRANILATE FEMA 3-750 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMYL-BUTYRATE FEMA <1-2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMYL-CINNAMATE FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMYL-FORMATE FEMA <1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMYL-ISOBUTYRATE FEMA 2-150 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMYL-ISOVALERATE FEMA 2-40 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
CINNAMYL-PROPIONATE FEMA 1-50 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
Ocimum suave Kenyan Tree Basil 4 5, 112
Ocimum tenuiflorum Anise-Scented Basil 18 43, 758
Oenanthe aquatica Water Fennel; Water Hemlock 2 0
Oenanthe crocata Water Dropwort 1 0
Oenanthe javanica Javan Water Dropwort 6 0
Oenothera biennis Evening-Primrose 5 450, 985
Olea europaea Olive 5 384, 470
Ononis spinosa Spiny Restharrow; Restharrow; Hauhechel (Ger.) 3 0
Opuntia ficus-indica Indian Fig; Prickly Pear; Nopal; Nopalito 7 1, 385, 760
Origanum creticum Dittany Of Crete 1 0
Origanum majorana Marjoram; Sweet Marjoram 32 4, 484, 300
Origanum minutiflorum Small-Flowered Oregano 21 24, 215
Origanum onites Oregano; Pot Marjoram 30 102, 594.40000000596
Origanum sipyleum Bayircayi; Guveyoto 18 83, 300.19999991357
Origanum syriacum Za'Atar 24 91, 488.20000000298
Origanum vulgare Greek Oregano; Wild Oregano; Common Turkish Oregano 41 18, 612, 190.799999997
Oryza sativa Rice 8 111, 610
Pachira aquatica Provision Tree 3 591, 600
Pachyrhizus erosus Yambean 5 7, 095
Paeonia lactiflora Chih-Shao; Peony; Common Garden Peony; White Peony; Bai Shao (Chinese) 2 55, 000