| PROTOCOL |
STANDARDS |
| Description |
Colourless Pale Yellow to Pale greenish Yellow. |
| Odour |
Characteristic odour. |
| Solubility |
Freely soluble in ethanol. |
| Optical Rotation |
-10.00 To -30.00 |
| Specific Gravity |
0.900 To 0.916gm/ml |
| Refractive Index |
1.457 To 1.467 |
| ASSAY BY GLC |
| Limonene |
1.00% TO 5.00% |
| Cineole |
3.50% TO 14.00% |
| Menthone |
14.00% TO 32.00% |
| Mentha Furan |
1.00% TO 9.00% |
| Iso-Menthone |
1.50% TO 10.00% |
| Menthyl Acetate |
2.80% TO 10.00% |
| Iso-Pulegole |
Max. 0.20% |
| Menthol |
30.00% TO 55.00% |
| Carvone Max. |
1.00% |
| Pulegone |
4.00% |
| Ratio of cineole to limonene content is Min. 2. |
| Use |
The Mentha Piperita Oil (Oil Peppermint Ex-Piperita) finds extensive usage in the Pharmaceutical and flavor industry. |
| Storage condition |
Store in well closed containers, in cool and dry storage area. |