Lexicon

Synonyms: Functional ingredient/Useful molecule. Specialty ingredient Active ingredient

A component with a specific effect.

Destroys or prevents the growth of microscopic fungi (moulds).

Drying process involving the removal of moisture from the product using hot air

Various solutions to protect plants against different diseases, insects and pests.

The total mass of living matter existing on any given surface of the Earth.

Technical imitation of the processes used by nature.

Study of the precise composition of a molecule.

A process of purification by boiling followed by condensation of the vapour in another vessel.

Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Distillation of plant water without adding additional water

Plant water without solvents

All the activities aimed at limiting the environmental impact of communities’ daily activities.

Discovery and design of extraction processes that reduce energy consumption and use alternatives to petroleum solvents, and an innovative renewable plant resource.

Consists of producing goods and services in a sustainable manner by limiting the consumption and wastage of resources and the production of waste.

Extraction is a separation process in chemical engineering and laboratory chemistry which consists of extracting a chemical substance, i.e. taking one or more chemical substances from a solid or liquid mixture.

Disease affecting plants (dates, carnations, asparagus, etc.), caused by fungi of the genus fusarium.

Biosourced solvent facilitating the extraction of aromatic compounds.

An aromatic liquid extract generally obtained from a plant through steam distillation, concentrating its volatile active ingredients.

Distillation of plant water with added water.

Refers to preparations composed of alcoholic extracts dissolved in water.

Synonym: Hyperfrequency waves

Very high frequency radiowaves, above about 1,000 MHz (hyperfrequency radiowaves are often referred to as microwaves).

A standard that sets out the requirements for quality management systems.

A special label or mark created by a trade association and affixed to a product intended for sale, to certify its origin, quality and compliance with manufacturing standards.

Dehydration, reduction of a substance to powder.

A disease caused by tiny fungi, which attacks various plants.

Place where a collection of fungi is kept.

A substance extracted from a foodstuff that has a beneficial effect on our health. This substance can be found in the form of powders, tablets or food supplements.

Refers to all food supplements with a beauty-related action.

An agent that causes disease in plants.

Synonyms: Plant protection product, pesticide

A product developed from chemical substances to treat or protect certain plants from contamination by certain diseases.

Description of the molecular structure.

A molecule with a crude formula.

Increase in the scale of production.

A substance that has the property of dissolving, diluting or extracting other compounds without chemically modifying them and without modifying itself.

Includes all activities carried out in order to find raw materials.

Physical analysis technique for detecting and identifying useful molecules by measuring their mass and classifying their chemical structure. It is based on the separation of charged molecules in the gas phase according to their mass/charge ratio.

Disease caused by a fungus.

Ability to identify the origin and reconstruct the route (of a product) from production to distribution.