Peppermint (Canada) 4b
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CAS number
8006-90-4 -
Botanical
Mentha piperita L., fam. Lamiaceae (Labiatae)
GC-MS Analysis
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 August), Can. J. Plant Sci., Vol. 73, 815-824 (1993)
| Compound | CAS | DB5 | Carbowax | Proportion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Menthol | 89-78-1 | 1177.4 | 1612.6 | 42.0% |
| Menthone | 14073-97-3 | 1159.43 | 1471.0 | 18.5% |
| Eucalyptol | 470-82-6 | 1033.29 | 1213.86 | 6.0% |
| Menthyl acetate | 89-48-5 | 1297.0 | 1560.0 | 6.0% |
| Menthofuran | 494-90-6 | 1164.0 | 1488.0 | 5.5% |
| Menthol | 491-01-0 | 1165.0 | 1559.0 | 3.9% |
| p-Menthan-3-one | 491-07-6 | 1164.33 | 1491.67 | 3.0% |
| Germacrene D | 23986-74-5 | 1484.71 | 1703.0 | 2.65% |
| Caryophyllene | 87-44-5 | 1427.14 | 1595.57 | 2.35% |
| p-Menth-4(8)-en-3-one | 15932-80-6 | 1244.43 | 1657.0 | 1.9% |
| Limonene, (+/-)- | 138-86-3 | 1032.0 | 1196.29 | 1.2% |
| 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% |
| 3-Octanol | 589-98-0 | 994.67 | 1391.43 | 0.73% |
| Piperitone | 89-81-6 | 1259.6 | 1732.71 | 0.6% |
| gamma-Terpinene | 99-85-4 | 1063.71 | 1245.0 | 0.57% |
| Sabinen | 3387-41-5 | 975.71 | 1124.43 | 0.5% |
| Linalool, (+/-)- | 78-70-6 | 1101.14 | 1548.57 | 0.38% |
| Alpha-Terpineol | 98-55-5 | 1191.71 | 1693.43 | 0.35% |
| alpha-Terpinene | 99-86-5 | 1019.29 | 1186.29 | 0.34% |
| Myrcene | 123-35-3 | 990.57 | 1161.14 | 0.3% |
| Terpinolene | 586-62-9 | 1089.43 | 1286.14 | 0.15% | Total | 99.82% |