SHEET /m/carvone · PubChem CID 7439 · CAS 99-49-0 · REV 2026.07
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Carvone from source
C10H14O · 150.22 g/mol
Karvon · 1-Carvone · p-Mentha-6,8-dien-2-one · Carvol
chemical compound
CategoryScent & aroma
Chemical familyKetones
Fig. 1 · 2D structure RDKit
CC1=CCC(CC1=O)C(=C)C
Where you'll find it
Not yet mapped to everyday foods or products.
The dose makes the poison inferred
A reported guinea pig oral LD50 for Carvone is 766 mg/kg, the dose lethal to half the animals tested. Scaled by body mass alone:
53.6 g
a median lethal dose scaled to 154 lb (53,620 mg)
“The dose makes the poison” is a cross-species estimate shown as neutral science, not a threshold anyone should act on. Real toxicity depends on the person, not body mass alone.
Toxicity & hazards
Toxicity · LD50
766 mg/kg · low toxicity · LD50 guinea pig oral from source
The dose lens above scales this to a body weight.
2 more reported values
- 1,640 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rat
- 2,000 mg/kgLD50 · oral · rat
WarningIrritantH302, H317from source
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Where Carvone leads
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