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. 2011 Jul 21;5:44. doi: 10.1186/1752-153X-5-44

Table 3.

Results of sage foods (besides tea)

Sample Analyzed number of packages a α-thujone
[mg/kg]
β-thujone
[mg/kg]
Camphor
[mg/kg]
Sage sweets/candy 2 7.0 1.0 87.3
Sage sweets/candy 2 n.d. 3.3 880
Sage sweets/candy 2 n.d. n.d. 86.4
Sage sweets/candy 2 n.d. n.d. 312
Fresh sage (Israel)b 2 341 82 1456
Fresh sage (Israel) b 2 818 298 821
Fresh sage (Israel) b 2 1482 419 1695
Fresh sage (Israel) b 2 1110 323 1583
Fresh sage (Italy) b 2 173 56 830
Dried sage 2 699 245 4322
Dried sage 2 834 211 1651
Dried sage 2 954 399 2610

a The indicated result is the average of all analyses of the same brand

b The results for fresh products refer to fresh weight (no drying conducted)