• 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 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%
1,8-Cineole 470-82-6 1033.29 1213.86 5.4%
Neomenthol 491-01-0 1165.0 1559.0 4.4%
Menthone 14073-97-3 1159.43 1471.0 3.05%
beta-Caryophyllene 87-44-5 1427.14 1595.57 2.4%
Germacrene D 23986-74-5 1484.71 1703.0 2.2%
Isomenthone 491-07-6 1164.33 1491.67 1.3%
Linalool 78-70-6 1101.14 1548.57 1.1%
Terpinen-4-ol 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%
Pulegone 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%
Sabinene 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%