Spearmint
From Wikur Essential Oils and Fragrances
Contents
Classification
- Botanical Name : Mentha spicata
- Other Names :
- CAS Number : 8008-79-5
- Origin :
Extraction Method
- Parts Used : Leaves and Flowers/Buds
- Crop :
- Steam distillation
- Physical Description : colorless to pale yellow clear oily liquid
Olfactory Description
- Family : Minty
- Perfumery Note: Top
- minty, slightly fruity scent, softer than peppermint.
Chemical Constituents
- carvone : 65.79-71.62 %
- limonene : 13.65-17.27 %
- beta-bourbonene : 0.91-1.24 %
- camphene : 0.05-0.08 %
- trans-carveol : 0.11-0.17 %
- cis-carveol : 0.31-0.54 %
- cis-carvyl acetate : 0.03-0.12 %
- 1,8-cineole : 1.40-1.57 %
- para-cymene : trace-0.04 %
- dihydrocarvone : 0.12-2.20 %
- dihydrocarvyl acetate : 0.35-0.43 %
- beta-elemene : 0.06-0.23 %
- germacrene D : 0.09-0.30 %
- linalool : 0.10-0.51 %
- menthol : 0.08-0.11 %
- menthone : 0.08-0.26 %
- myrcene : 0.82-1.13 %
- beta-ocimene : trace-0.14 %
- 3-octanol : 2.09-2.66 %
- 3-octanone : trace-0.07 %
- 1-octen-3-yl acetate : 0.05-0.12 %
- 3-octyl acetate : 0.13-0.23 %
- alpha-pinene : 0.51-0.72 %
- beta-pinene : 0.58-0.76 %
- sabinene : 0.43-0.56 %
- sabinene hydrate : 0.06-1.43 %
- terpinen-4-ol : 0.33-0.45 %
- gamma-terpinene : 0.07-0.14 %
- terpinolene : 0.04-0.07 %