• CAS number

    8006-90-4
  • Botanical

    Mentha piperita L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae)

Court, W.A., Roy, R.C., and Pocs, R., Effect of harvest date on the yield and quality of the essential oil of peppermint (oil of plants harvested in July), Can. J. Plant Sci., Vol. 73, 815-824 (1993)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Menthol 89-78-1 1177.4 1612.6 38.2%
Menthone 14073-97-3 1159.43 1471.0 24.7%
Eucalyptol 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 6.0%
Menthyl acetate 89-48-5 1297.0 1560.0 4.3%
p-Menthan-3-one 491-07-6 1164.33 1491.67 3.75%
Menthol 491-01-0 1165.0 1559.0 3.7%
Germacrene D 23986-74-5 1484.71 1703.0 3.0%
Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 2.54%
Menthofuran 494-90-6 1164.0 1488.0 2.5%
Limonene, (+/-)- 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 1.36%
p-Menth-4(8)-en-3-one 15932-80-6 1244.43 1657.0 1.15%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 1.1%
4-Terpineol, (+/-)- 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 1.0%
alpha-PINENE 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 0.8%
gamma-Terpinene 99-85-4 1063.71 1245.0 0.75%
Piperitone 89-81-6 1259.6 1732.71 0.65%
3-Octanol 589-98-0 994.67 1391.43 0.57%
Sabinen 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 0.55%
alpha-Terpinene 99-86-5 1019.29 1186.29 0.4%
Linalool, (+/-)- 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 0.32%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 0.3%
Alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 0.3%
Terpinolene 586-62-9 1089.43 1286.14 0.16%
Total 98.1%