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Menthol

An aroma chemical profile

Mint

Reflections of a Retired Flavorist Before He Forgets.

L-menthol is one of the main components of mint oil.

BASF’s L-Menthol FCC and Mint Portfolio: A Fresh Approach to Flavors and Sustainability

BASF’s marketing and sustainability team takes a deep dive into the company’s mint offerings.

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Raw Material of the Week: Mint Piperita EO Cascade SX 983169

Not only is mint a natural ingredient, but also one that is in high demand for its uses in both flavors and fragrances. Firmenich now offers a new mint raw material to enhance fresh and aromatic notes.

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Editor's Note: Mint: Sweet, Pungent & Cool

The power of menthol is used to mask off notes of functional ingredients in oral care products and even develop a sense of confidence; as well as aid in digestion and even create indulgent flavor profiles when paired with other ingredients like chocolate, citrus or tea.

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Natural Advantage's Isopulegol

Natural Advantage's isopulegol naturally occurs in peppermint and rum and gives a minty coolness without a menthol burn.

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The Story of India's Mint Oils and Menthol

All mints (known as Pudina in Hindi) are Mentha species that are members of the Labiatae or Lamiaceae family. There are 18 Mentha species and 11 hybrids.

Mentha viridis lavanduliodora Sacco Essential Oils: State of the Art

With regards to mint oil chemical composition, discovery and selection of new land races or chemotypes of Mentha species bring forth novel and unique flavor profiles. These are unique model systems for the study of essential oil biosynthetic pathway regulation and can be applied commercially, fulfilling some special market requirements.

Menthone

An aroma chemical profile, menthone.

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Rediscovering the Mint Market

The drive behind mint is rooted in the growing demand for traceable and sustainable natural mint, while developing new innovations in sensory research and a more refined understanding of regional preferences.

Mint farmer in India.

Organic and Fair Trade Mint Oil: India

Challenges and opportunities.

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The Mint Condition in Oral Care

Much of the innovation in the area came in the way of active ingredients outside of the flavor, and flavor innovation itself was limited. More recently, however, it looks like the landscape is changing.

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Out of the Tube: Expanding Oral Care's Sensory Experience

Could a strategic shake-up in flavor development trigger some surprising effects in other olfactory product categories?

A Unique Mentha Aquatica Mint For Flavor

The essential oil from peppermint, Mentha x piperita L., is one of the most widely used oils by the flavor industry for mint flavoring. However, abundant literature and experts’ observations report the varying composition and organoleptic profiles of peppermint oils according to the region of production, climatic variation and harvest date.1-3

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Creating Effective Global Flavors at Flavorcon Day 2

On Nov. 14, 2018, day two of Flavorcon examined popular flavors of tomorrow, technical considerations for creating flavors and novel flavor ingredients.

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Mint Landscape from Field to Flavor

The mint family (Labiatae or Lamiaceae) is composed of many species — including basil, lavender, rosemary, peppermint and spearmint — grown commercially for their essential oils or leaves. This article focuses on agricultural practices employed in the production of peppermint (Mentha x piperita).

Volatile Release from Mint-Flavored Sweets

In this paper we report results from instrumental analysis of menthol and menthone in the breath of individuals eating a range of mint-flavored sweets. These results demonstrate the reproducibility of breath volatile analysis for assessing the aroma-release characteristics of mint-flavored products.

A Unique Mentha aquatica Mint for Flavor

In this paper we present the oil from our selected Mentha x aquatica L. (“Aquamint”) that can be blended to an M. x piperita oil to increase the menthofuran to match a standard “Yakima” oil.

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