Organic Farming
Essential oil Spearmint
Mentha viridis
Raw material
Spearmint essential oil obtained by steam distillation of the flowered upper parts of Mentha viridis.
| Origin | France · Normandy |
| Distillation | July |
| Distilled part | Flowered upper parts |
Legislation
| N° CAS | 84696-51-5 / 8008-79-5 |
| N° EINECS | 283-656-2 |
| N° CE | 285 |
| N° FEMA / FDA | 3032 / 182.20 |
Physico-chemical properties
| State | Liquid |
| Colour | Colourless to pale yellow |
| Odour | Typical |
| Density | 0,920 |
| Flash point | 63 °C |
Typical profile
Carvone33,85 %
Menthol10,86 %
Menthone10,70 %
Germacrène D6,10 %
Limonène5,56 %
Composition
| cis-Dihydrocarvone | 2,46 % |
| trans-Dihydrocarvéol | 2,41 % |
| Pulégone | 2,14 % |
| cis-β-Ocimène | 2,00 % |
| E-β-Farnésène | 1,95 % |
| β-Caryophyllène | 1,51 % |
| Néomenthol | 1,49 % |
| Isomenthone | 1,21 % |
| Acétate de carvyle cis | 0,80 % |
| Acétate de dihydrocarvyle | 0,78 % |
| α-Humulène | 0,69 % |
| Viridiflorol | 0,48 % |
| cis-Carvéol | 0,44 % |
| trans-Carvéol | 0,41 % |
| Linalol | 0,10 % |
| Eugénol | 0,08 % |
Allergens · EC 1223/2009
Limonene 5.56% · Linalool 0.10% · Eugenol 0.08%
Indicative values from GC/MS analysis by an independent laboratory; they vary from batch to batch.
