Clove Bud Extract
Level 3 — ContestedIn Winter's Dictionary
Clove Bud Extract is a flavoring — Reddish brown dried flower buds; dental analgesic and germicide
Also: Syzygium aromaticum
What it does
Reddish brown dried flower buds; dental analgesic and germicide
Where you'll see it
Berry, fruit, condiments, meats
What the research says
May cause intestinal upsets. Rats poisoned with clove oil showed paralysis of hind legs and jaws, prostration, eventually death.
Benefits
Used as dental analgesic.
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- Notes: Also ASP; FDA gave toxicity studies of clove additives top priority in 1980
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): Rats poisoned with clove oil have shown paralysis of hind legs and jaws, with prostration and eventually death