• CAS mumber

    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%
1,8-Cineole 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 6.0%
Menthyl acetate 89-48-5 1297.0 1560.0 4.3%
Isomenthone 491-07-6 1164.33 1491.67 3.75%
Neomenthol 491-01-0 1165.0 1559.0 3.7%
Germacrene D 23986-74-5 1484.71 1703.0 3.0%
beta-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%
Pulegone 15932-80-6 1244.43 1657.0 1.15%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 1.1%
Terpinen-4-ol 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%
Sabinene 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%