Commercial name: Organic Essential Oil of Spearmint
Botanical name: Mentha spicata
Origin: India
Processing method: Steam distillation of aerial part

INCI name: Mentha Spicata Herb Oil = Mentha Viridis Leaf Oil
EINECS-CAS: 84696-51-5, 946-253-9
Alternative CAS: 8008-79-5
EC: 283-656-2

Odour: Characteristic of carvone with a herbaceous note.
Appearance: colourless to pale yellow/green clear mobile liquid

Relative density (20°C): 0.917 to 0.938
Refractive index (20°C): 1.482 to 1.491
Optical rotation (20°C): -62° to -48°
Flash point: 61°C

Carvone: 58% to 70%
dl-Limonene: 9% to 21%
Cis-Dihydrocarvone: 1% to 2.5%
Beta-Bourbonene: 1% to 2.5%
3-Octanol: 0.2% to 1.4%
Cis-Sabinene Hydrate: 0.1% to 1%
Dihydrocarvyl Acetate: 0.1% to 0.6%
Carvyl Acetate: 0.1% to 0.6%
Viridiflorol: 0.01% to 0.5%
Menthone: 0.1% to 0.4%

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