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Safety evaluation of certain food additives - ipcs inchem

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ALKOXY-SUBSTITUTED ALLYLBENZENES 477<br />

Elemicin (CAS No. 487-11-6) a<br />

Section 5:<br />

Spice (volume reported by flavour<br />

industry, kg)<br />

Section 4:<br />

Range in herb/spice product<br />

(mg/kg) b<br />

Section 3:<br />

% elemicin in volatile oil<br />

Section 2:<br />

% volatile oil in herb/spice<br />

product<br />

Section 1:<br />

Product<br />

Elemicin<br />

mean<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

spices<br />

Elemicin<br />

upper limit<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

spices<br />

Elemicin<br />

lower limit<br />

volume<br />

from<br />

spices<br />

Mean USA<br />

2005<br />

(Gavin<br />

et al.,<br />

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 />

Cinnamon 0.07 4 2.035<br />

Cloves 14 20 17<br />

Dill weed 0.2 2 1.1 0.12 8 0.05 0.22 1.00 44.00 13.20 33 975 0.0 1.5 0.4<br />

Mace 4 17 10.5 1.80 8 0.20 3.14 80 5 338 1 890 11 640 0.9 62.1 22.0<br />

Nutmeg 2 16 9 1.55 22 0.70 5.60 140 8 960 1 395 187 624 26.3 1 681.1 261.7<br />

Parsley 0.04 0.08 0.06 0.70 6 0.10 1.50 0.40 12.00 4.20 271 351 0.1 3.3 1.1<br />

0.06 7 3.53 4.60 31 0.10 8.80 0.60 6 160 1 623.8<br />

Parsley<br />

seed<br />

1 748.0

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