Coumarin is a phytochemical with a vanilla like flavour. Coumarin is a oxygen heterocycle. Coumarin can occur either free or combined with the sugar glucose (coumarin glycoside). 1,2-Benzopyrone, 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one
Coumarin is found in several plants, including tonka beans[[Tonka Bean]]s, [[lavender]], [[licorice]], [[strawberries]], [[apricot]]s, [[cherries]], [[cinnamon]], [[chamomile]] and [[Sweet Clover]].
==Special Precautions of Coumarin==
* Coumarin is moderately toxic to the liver and kidneys, with a "Median Lethal Dose" (LD50) of 275 mg/kg