• 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 October), Can. J. Plant Sci., Vol. 73, 815-824 (1993)

Compound CAS DB5 Carbowax Proportion
Menthol 89-78-1 1177.4 1612.6 48.0%
Menthyl acetate 89-48-5 1297.0 1560.0 16.0%
Menthofuran 494-90-6 1164.0 1488.0 7.5%
Eucalyptol 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 5.4%
Menthol 491-01-0 1165.0 1559.0 4.4%
Menthone 14073-97-3 1159.43 1471.0 3.05%
Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 2.4%
Germacrene D 23986-74-5 1484.71 1703.0 2.2%
p-Menthan-3-one 491-07-6 1164.33 1491.67 1.3%
Linalool, (+/-)- 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 1.1%
4-Terpineol, (+/-)- 562-74-3 1180.57 1600.14 1.0%
beta-Pinene 127-91-3 979.0 1113.0 0.9%
Limonene, (+/-)- 138-86-3 1032.0 1196.29 0.9%
p-Menth-4(8)-en-3-one 15932-80-6 1244.43 1657.0 0.75%
alpha-PINENE 80-56-8 940.0 1020.71 0.6%
gamma-Terpinene 99-85-4 1063.71 1245.0 0.6%
3-Octanol 589-98-0 994.67 1391.43 0.6%
Sabinen 3387-41-5 975.71 1124.43 0.46%
Piperitone 89-81-6 1259.6 1732.71 0.38%
alpha-Terpinene 99-86-5 1019.29 1186.29 0.3%
Myrcene 123-35-3 990.57 1161.14 0.21%
Alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 1191.71 1693.43 0.2%
Terpinolene 586-62-9 1089.43 1286.14 0.15%
Total 98.4%