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HYDROLYZED PLUKENETIA VOLUBILIS SEED EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED SACHA INCHI SEED EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED SACHA PEANUT SEED EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED MOUNTAIN PEANUT SEED EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED INCA NUT SEED EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED INCA PEANUT SEED EXTRACT

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HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ISSUE	Level of Concern	Source

Allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, to P. volubilis have occurred in humans.	some	Sunan Wang, Fan Zhu & Yukio Kakuda. 2018. Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.): Nutritional composition, biological activity, and uses. Food chemistry 265, 316-328.
Carcinogenic to humans	some	International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC): Agents classified by the IARC Monographs (through Volume 127)
Known To Be Human Carcinogen	some	National Toxicology Program (NTP): NTP 14th Report on Carcinogens
Allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis, to P. volubilis have occurred in humans.	some	Sunan Wang, Fan Zhu & Yukio Kakuda. 2018. Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.): Nutritional composition, biological activity, and uses. Food chemistry 265, 316-328.
In vitro testing found that some P. volubilis substances showed potential hepatotoxic effects.	some	Warangkana Srichamnong, Pisamai Ting, Pornsiri Pitchakarn, Onanong Nuchuchua & Piya Temviriyanukul. 2018. Safety assessment of Plukenetia volubilis (Inca peanut) seeds, leaves, and their products. Food science & nutrition 6(4), 962-969.
P. volubilis substances exhibit antioxidant properties in vitro.	low	Sunan Wang, Fan Zhu & Yukio Kakuda. 2018. Sacha inchi (Plukenetia volubilis L.): Nutritional composition, biological activity, and uses. Food chemistry 265, 316-328.
Substances derived from various parts of P. volubilis were not mutagenic in fruit flies.	low	Warangkana Srichamnong, Pisamai Ting, Pornsiri Pitchakarn, Onanong Nuchuchua & Piya Temviriyanukul. 2018. Safety assessment of Plukenetia volubilis (Inca peanut) seeds, leaves, and their products. Food science & nutrition 6(4), 962-969.