What is Spearmint Oil?

Spearmint oil, also known as peppermint oil, spearmint oil or green mint oil. Its main ingredient is L-carvone. Spearmint oil is mainly used for toothpaste, mouthwash, etc., and is widely used in oral hygiene products.

Spearmint, also known as green mint or Dutch mint, is a genus of Labiatae, a perennial perennial herb, mainly produced in the United States, Britain, the Netherlands, Italy, Brazil, Japan, France, South Africa and China. The spearmint whole grass is distilled by steam distillation to obtain spearmint oil with an oil yield of 0.3% ~ 0.4%. It is a pale yellow to pale yellow-green liquid with a cool spearmint and spicy notes. The main ingredient of spearmint oil is L-carvone.

Spearmint oil is also known as peppermint oil, spearmint oil or green mint oil. At present, the main varieties produced in China are large leaf spearmint and small leaf spearmint.

Spearmint oil can be used to formulate a variety of edible flavors, and can also be directly added to foods such as candy. It is one of the main flavoring agents of gum, and it is often used in hard candy. The amount of spearmint hard boiled at normal pressure is about 0.8g / kg.

Spearmint oil is a pale yellow to pale yellow-green liquid, with a sweet and cool fragrance of spearmint leaves. The relative density is 0.92 ~ 0.97, and the specific rotation is -45 ° ~ -60 °. The main ingredients are carvone (about 60%), menthol, isomenthol, menthol, dihydrocarvone, limonene, phlene, pinene, phyllene, dihydrocarvrol, 3 -Octanol, octyl acetate and the like. ^[1]

Spearmint is also known as green mint or Dutch mint. Labiatae, produced in China, the United States, Italy, Brazil, Japan, France and South Africa. During production, fresh stems and leaves of spearmint are used for distillation by steam distillation, and the oil yield is 0.3% ~ 0.4%. The world's annual output is about 1400t, and China's annual output is 300t. ^[1]

According to China's "Sanitary Standards for the Use of Food Additives" (GB 2760-1996), spearmint oil is a permitted edible natural flavor. It can be used directly in candy and gum, such as 0.08% in spearmint hard candy. It is also used in cosmetics. It can also be used to blend flavors.

In actual production, the largest use of spearmint oil is for toothpaste and mouthwash. Used extensively in oral hygiene products. The largest amount of food is used for gum gum. Can be used as a modifier of mint. ^[2]

Store in a light-proof container, keep it sealed, and keep away from heat.

Appearance: light yellow clear liquid

Smell: spearmint

Content: 99.0%

Specific gravity: 0.959 ~ 0.963

Refractive index: 1.495 ~ 1.499

Acidity: 1