Peppermint Food Fragrance (water-dispersible)
Mentha × piperita
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Product Information
- Manufacturer
- AltraFlora
- Type
- Food Fragrance (single)
- Sector
- Food/SuperFoodCosmeceuticals
- INCI
- Mentha Piperita (Peppermint) Oil, Lecithin, Aqua
- SKU
- AF-MEPI1EML
- Menthol
- 28 – 40 %
- Analytical method
- GC-FID, area normalisation (AF-LABGC003)
- Appearance
- Milky-white to pale-yellow oil-in-water emulsion
- Solubility
- Dispersible in water (oil-in-water emulsion); miscible with ethanol
- Shelf life
- 12 months (unopened, refrigerated)
- Packaging
- 1–5 kg/bottle, 10–25–50 kg/drum.
- Summary
- Peppermint Food Fragrance (water-dispersible, 1 kg)
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Water-Dispersible Peppermint Food Fragrance is peppermint essential oil from dried Mentha × piperita aerial parts, emulsified in a lecithin and water base. The milky-white to pale-yellow oil-in-water emulsion goes straight into beverages, syrups and dairy drinks with no pre-solubilisation step.
Functional Properties
The odour is sharp, cooling and sweetly minty with a clean menthol lift. Menthol and menthone define the profile. Menthol at 28–40 % governs the perceived cooling, while menthone at 15–32 % and isomenthone at 2.0–10.0 % supply the herbal-minty depth; limonene at 1.0–15.0 % brightens the opening.
Quality
By GC-FID area normalisation the specified constituents of the essential-oil fraction total at least 75 %, and identified compounds reach at least 88 %. Heavy metals are not detected and the microbiological panel complies. Disperses in water and mixes with ethanol; shelf life 12 months unopened at 2–8 °C — shake well before use.
Applications
- Beverages: drinks, including dairy drinks
- Syrups and confectionery: syrups and confectionery
- Oral care: water-based oral-care formulations
- Dosing: the material is powerful — small additions carry a long way, and overdosing reads as harsh rather than fresh
For oil-based applications the same peppermint oil is supplied in an MCT carrier: Peppermint Food Fragrance (in MCT oil).