Product Profile of Peppermint Oil [arvensis]

Nav bharat impex is one of the leading exporters of agro-products and mint oils. As part of that the company exports peppermint oil [arvensis]. It find application in confectionery, mouth fresheners, chocolates, chewing gums, cough drops, analgesic balms, inhalers, tobacco products, medicated oils, toothpaste and cosmetics. It is available in 180 kg galvanized iron drums. Product specification:

• Characteristics --a clear, colourless to pale yellow liquid, visibly free from water, odour, characteristic.

• Acidity --neutral to litmus paper

• Optical rotation: -17o to -36o

• Refractive index --1.455 to 1.467

• Solubility in ethanol --soluble in 75% ethanol

• Weight per ml. --0.889 to 0.900 g