Citral in Citronellol
Upper yield:
97.42
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Chemical Substance - Citral
NHPID name:
Citral
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Source material:
- Citrus limon ( Parts: Fruit peel )
- Citrus sinensis ( Parts: Fruit pericarp )
- Cymbopogon flexuosus ( Parts: Leaf )
- Ocimum basilicum ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Salvia sclarea ( Parts: Whole plant )
- Zingiber officinale ( Parts: Rhizome )
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Toxicity restriction:
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0.5
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Flavouring agent only; Acceptable daily intake up to 0.5 mg/kg body weight daily (for any combination of citral, geranyl acetate, citronellol, linalool, and linallyl acetate), expressed as citral. (JECFA, 2003)
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Non-medicinal
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