Calcium lactate is used by the beverage industry as a source of calcium to fortify fruit juice. Calcium lactate facilitates the growth and phytic acid degradation of soybean sprouts.

Methyl nomilinate from citrus can modulate cell cycle regulators to induce cytotoxicity in human colon cancer (SW480) cells in vitro.

Isobutanol is an aliphatic alcohol?is widely used in industry as a solvent in chemical reactions as well as being a useful starting material for organic synthesis.?