| Botanical Name | Mentha Arvensis |
| Common Name | NATURAL MENTHOL, MENTHOL, LEVOMENTHOLUM;L-P-MENTHAN-3-OL;L-MENTHAN-3-OL |
| Country of Origin | India |
| Solubility | Insoluble in water |
| Specific Gravity | 0.960 – 0.980 @ 20°C |
| Optical Rotation | -35.0 – -30.0 @ 20°C |
| Refrective Index | 1.46 |
| PlantPart | Leaves |
| Bland With | Blends well with other spice oils including Cinnamon Bark, Nutmeg, Citronella, Grapefruit, Lemon, Orange, Peppermint, Rosemary, and Rose. |
| CAS No | 2216-51-5 |
| Flash Point | 196.0 ° F (NTP, 1992) |
| Extraction Method | Steam Distilled |
It is obtained from steam distillation of the herb follow by crystallization of menthol and hydrogenation of menthone..
Mint oil is steam distilled from flowering tops of Japanese mint, a perennial aromatic herb native to Japan, now cultivated in sub-tropical Climates around the world. India is one of the massive producer and exporter of mint products such as mentha oil in the world. Mentha Avensis is cultivated in semi temperature region of Himalayas mainly in Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Punjab, Harayana, Himachal Pradesh and Bihar. Mint oil consists of volatile oil obtained from Mentha Avensis. The area under Mentha cultivation is estimated about 1,90,000 hectares. India at present produces about 23000 tones of mint oil. Here it is important to learn that Mentha Avensis oilis the main source for natural L-MENTHOL. Natural mint products are as follows:
Color : Cooling, warm and refreshing, sweet, white to light yellow crystal powder,
Aroma : Strong mint candy flavor
Menthol, Menthone, Menthofurane and Cineol
It is widely used in medicinal and pharmaceutical industry for the preparation of various products. It also adds fragrance, flavour to number of cosmetics, dishes and other products.
