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Plant Cuminum cyminum (Apiaceae)

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Common name(s)
Cumin
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
67 1,8-CINEOLE Fruit 40.0 138.0 -0.42 *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Seed 40.0 138.0 -0.69 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
19 ACETYL-CHOLINE Seed -- 68.0 -0.22 *
0 ALDEHYDES Fruit 12000.0 30000.0 -- *
0 ALDEHYDES Seed 12000.0 30000.0 -- Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
0 ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE Fruit -- 30.0 -0.12 *
0 ALPHA-P-DIMETHYL-STYRENE Seed -- 30.0 -0.91 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
11 ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Seed -- 60.0 -0.92 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
11 ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Seed Essent. Oil -- 8400.0 0.78 *
11 ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Fruit -- 60.0 -0.55 *
28 ALPHA-PINENE Seed 9.0 330.0 -0.47 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
28 ALPHA-PINENE Seed Essent. Oil -- 3000.0 -0.72 *
28 ALPHA-PINENE Fruit 9.0 330.0 -0.63 *
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Fruit -- 27.0 -0.31 *
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Seed -- 27.0 -0.49 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
13 ALPHA-TERPINENE Seed Essent. Oil -- 5000.0 -0.75 *
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Seed Essent. Oil -- 500.0 -0.74 *
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Fruit 30.0 275.0 -0.18 *
23 ALPHA-TERPINEOL Seed 30.0 275.0 -0.42 Lawrence, B.M., Essential Oils 1976-1977, Essential Oils 1978, Essential Oils 1979-1980.
0 ALPHA-THUJENE Fruit -- 24.0 -0.57 *
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.