PRODUCT : PEPPERMINT
BOTANICAL NAME : Mentha sp
PART OF DISTILLATION : The fresh or partly dried plant
NAURAL HABITAT : Viet Nam
APPEARANCE : Clear to pale yellow in color and watery in viscosity.
SOURCE : Peppermint is extracted from the whole plant above ground just before
flowering by steam distillation from the fresh or partly dried plant
ODOUR : Peppermint oil has a fresh, sharp, menthol smell
CRAPPED INSTANT : Jun to Junly and August to September
QUALITY PRODUCT :
SP. GRAVITY AT 20°C : 0.890 – 0.922
OPTICAL ROTATION 20°C : -20 to -40°
REF.IND.AT 200C. : 1.455 – 1. 465
PACKING : 05 Kgs, 10 Kgs, 25 Kgs, 160 Kg, 180 Kgs
ANNUAL YIELD :
TOTAL ASSAY : Mentol (total) >60%
Mentol ester <9%
SOLUBILITY :
USES : Flavours, medicament, aromatherapy, in tobacco, chewing gum and
condiments and in alcoholic beverages.
IN THE OPINION OF THE UNDERSIGNED THE SAMPLE COLLECTED FROM PRODUCTION UNIT IS COMPLIES WITH ABOVE SPECIFICATIONS/INTERNATIONAL STANDARD QUALITY. |