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These price increases were taken to offset continued increases in commodity costs, including D-Limonene, which is used in a broad range of citrus-based cleaning and plumbing products.
Zep Inc. Reports Improved First Quarter Results - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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Limonene is also a common ingredient in anti-aging products.
Samuel S. Epstein: Anti-Aging and Anti-Wrinkling Skin Care Products: Cosmeceuticals 2009
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Limonene is another important phytonutrient found in star anise that demonstrates strong anticancer activity.
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Limonene is a hydrocarbon, taking its name from lemons, and is found in lemons and in noni.
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Limonene and menthol are distinctive, while myrcene provides a background note in a number of spices and herbs.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Limonene and menthol are distinctive, while myrcene provides a background note in a number of spices and herbs.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Limonene, for example, is chiral, but the two enantiomers can be difficult to distinguish at first glance (figure 2).
The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2001 - Information for the Public 2001
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One, ProCitra, is made by Whitmire and contains only 10 percent d-Limonene, the active ingredient.
SFGate: Top News Stories Richard Fagerlund 2010
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The reason the d-Limonene is so effective against termites is because of its exceptionally high citric acid content.
SFGate: Top News Stories Richard Fagerlund 2010
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The other, XT-2000, contains 95 percent d-Limonene.
SFGate: Top News Stories Richard Fagerlund 2010
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