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462 ALKOXY-SUBSTITUTED ALLYLBENZENES<br />

Estragole (CAS No. 140-67-0) a<br />

Section 5:<br />

Essential oil (volume reported by flavour industry, kg)<br />

Section 4:<br />

Range in herb/spice<br />

product (mg/kg) b<br />

Section 3:<br />

% estragole in volatile oil<br />

Section 2:<br />

% volatile oil in herb/<br />

spice product<br />

Section 1:<br />

Product<br />

Estragole<br />

mean<br />

volume from<br />

essential oil<br />

Estragole<br />

upper limit<br />

volume from<br />

essential oil<br />

Estragole<br />

lower limit<br />

volume from<br />

essential oil<br />

Mean USA 2005<br />

(Gavin<br />

et al., 2007)<br />

Upper<br />

limit<br />

Lower<br />

limit<br />

Upper<br />

limit<br />

Mean Mean n Lower<br />

limit<br />

Upper<br />

limit<br />

Lower<br />

limit<br />

Ajowan 4 6 5 0.01 1 0.01 0.01 4 6 5<br />

Anise (star) 5 9 7 2.86 8 0.34 6.65 170 5 985 2 002 15 162 51.6 1 008.3 433.6<br />

Aniseed 1 6 3.5 1.89 12 0.01 4.95 1 2 970 661.5<br />

Basil 0.08 0.5 0.29 40.08 74 0.01 91.52 0.08 4 576 1 162.43 828 0.1 757.8 331.9<br />

Chervil 0.03 0.03 0.03 77.73 3 75.00 83.10 225 249.3 233.20 0.8 0.8 0.8<br />

Cinnamon 0.07 4 2.035 0.29 1 0.29 0.29 2.03 116 59.02 1 375 4.0 4.0 4.0<br />

Cloves 14 20 17<br />

Coriander 0.2 4 2.1 0.01 1 0.01 0.01 0.2 4 2.10 2 291 0.2 0.2 0.2<br />

seed<br />

Cumin 1.5 5 3.25 0.05 1 0.05 0.05 7.5 25 16.25 0.0 0.0 0.0<br />

Fennel sweet 1.5 8.6 5.05 3.79 7 2.28 6.21 342 5 340.6 1 915.39 1 274 29.0 79.1 48.3<br />

Marjoram 0.4 3.5 1.95 0.40 1 0.40 0.40 16 140 78 107 0.4 0.4 0.4<br />

Mustard seed 0.6 2 1.3 0.08 1 0.08 0.08 4.8 16 10.4 4 286 3.4 3.4 3.4

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