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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Plant Carum carvi (Apiaceae)

Common Names
Caraway, Carum, Kummel (Ger.), Comino (Sp.), Comino de prado (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Food

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-CARVONE 2 Plant *
(+)-CARVONE 2 Seed 9000.0 55760.0 *
(+)-CARVONE 2 Seed Essent. Oil *
(+)-CIS-CARVEOL 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
(+)-DIHYDROCARVEOL 0 Essential Oil 600.0 *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
(+)-TRANS-CARVEOL 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
(-)-CARVONE 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
(-)-CIS-CARVEOL 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
(-)-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Essential Oil 10.0 *
(-)-LIMONENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
(-)-TRANS-CARVEOL 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
(E)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Seed *
(E)-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Seed *
(E)-P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL 0 Seed *
(Z)-BETA-OCIMENE 0 Seed *
(Z)-DIHYDROCARVONE 0 Seed *
(Z)-P-MENTHA-2,8-DIEN-1-OL 0 Seed *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Seed 0.1 -0.71 *
1-P-MENTHENE-6-AN-OL 0 Seed 50.0 155.0 *
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