Food Grade Pure Menthol Crystals Bulk Price Wholesale Menthol Crystals

Product Description

 

Product Description

Menthol is a terpenoid organic compound. Menthol is extracted from the leaves and stems of peppermint. It is a white crystal and is the main component of peppermint and peppermint essential oils. Menthol generally has two isomers (D-type and L-type), and natural menthol is mainly L-isomer (L-menthol), where menthol generally refers to racemic menthol (DL-menthol ). Menthol can be used as a flavoring agent in toothpaste, perfume, beverage and candy.

Feature
1. Levorotatory is a colorless needle crystal. Soluble in ethanol, miscible with oil. It has a cool, fresh, pleasant minty characteristic aroma with sweet sharp gas. It gives people a feeling of coldness, and the fragrance is penetrating, but it is not long-lasting. The taste is also fresh and sweet.
2 Naturally present in peppermint oil and Japanese peppermint oil, and a small amount in essential oils such as geranium oil.

Product Application

1. Both menthol and racemic menthol are used as flavoring agents in toothpaste, perfume, beverages and candies.
2. Widely used in daily flavors, food flavors and tobacco flavors. Generally 1100mg/kg in chewing gum; 400mg/kg in candy; 130mg/kg in baked goods; 68mg/kg in ice cream; 35mg/kg in soft drinks.
3. It has bactericidal and antiseptic effects.
4. Used as a special additive for curative cosmetics. Used for toilet water, etc. It can also be used as a flavoring agent for toothpaste, perfume, beverage and candy. For the system of candy, beverages, spices.
Storage
This product should be sealed and stored in a cool place.

Product Specification

Items	Specifications
Color	Colorless clear strips or crystals
Odor	Pleasant menthol odor
Menthol content, %	≥99.0
Residue on evaporation (%)	≤0.05
Melting point (C)	41.5~44.0
Solubility in ethanol (25C)	1g  sample  completely  soluble into 5ml 90% ethanol
Specific rotation (25C)	-50˚~-49˚
Heavy metal(pb) (mg/kg)	≤10
Arsenic(As) (mg/kg)	≤3

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