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PIPPERMINT OIL (EX MENTHA ARVINCES)
SOURCE: OIL OF
MENTHA ARVINCES
CHEMICAL
CONSTITUTENTS: TERPINES: MAXIMUM 1%
MENTHONE, ISO MENTHONE: 35% TO 45%
L-MENTHOL: 35% to 40%
NEO-MENTHOL: 8% to 12%
HIGH BOILERS: 5% to 7%
PHYSICO-CHEMICAL
PROPERTIES: COLOR: WATER WHITE
SP. GRAVITY: 0.89
REFRECTIVE INDEX: 1.4552 to 1.4580
OPTICAL ROTATION: 16?to 32?
ODOUR: SMOOTH
AND SWEET MENTHOLIC ODOUR
SUGGESTED
USES: IN COUGH MIXTURES, PAIN BALMS,
TOOOTHPASTE, CONFECTIONERY, CHEWING GUM, TOBACCO &
CIGARETTES
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