High Purity 99% Menthol Crystal CAS 89-78-1 99.9% L-Menthol Dl-Menthol CAS 1490-04-6 Natural Menthol Crystal Pharmaceutical Grade Menthol Powder

• Customization: Available
• Certification: ISO, FDA, SGS,Halal,Sc&Bl
• Assay Method: HPLC, UV
• Application Form: Tablet, Capsule
• Application: Food, Health Care Products, Medicine
• State: off-White to White Powder
• Extract Source: Menthol
• Payment: T/T in Advance
• Shelf Life: 24 Months
• Delivery Time: 3-5 Working Days
• Free Sample: Available
• Transport Package: 25kg/Cardboard Drum I. D. 42cm X H. 52cm
• Specification: 99%
• Trademark: Shanghai, China
• Origin: China
• HS Code: 13021990
• Production Capacity: 20 Ton/Month

Product Description

Product Name: Menthol


CAS No. 89-78-1


Appearance: Colorless needle-like or prismatic crystals or
white crystalline powder


EINECS No. 216-074-4


Molecular formula C₁₀H₂₀O
 

 

Extraction Source 

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. Its esters are also used in fragrances.
 

 

Item	Standard	Result
Color	Colorless clear strips or crystals	conforms
Odor	Pleasant methol odor	conforms
Residue on evaporation(%)	≤0.05	0.02
Melting point(ºC)	41.5∼44.0	41.6∼42.6
Solubility in ethanol(25 Deg c)	1 g sample completely soluble into 5 ml 90% ethanol	conforms
Specific rotation(25 Deg c)	-50∼49	-49.70
Heavy metal (pb) (mg/kg)	≤3	<3

Efficacy and function

Menthol has antipruritic, analgesic, antiseptic, stimulating, anesthetic, cooling and anti-inflammatory effects, and can treat headaches, neuralgia, itching and respiratory inflammation, atrophic rhinitis, hoarseness, etc. It is widely used as flavoring agent for cigarettes, cosmetics, toothpaste, perfume, toilet water, beverages and candies, etc.


Application
1.Applied in food field, often used as additives, with distinct fragrance smell, menthol can promote digestion and increase appetite.

2.Applied in daily necessities field, menthol can be added into a large amount of oral cleaning products, such as dentifrices, mouthwash and tooth powder.

3.Applied in pharmaceutical field, because menthol has the function of inhibition and paralysis to sensory nerve endings, it can be used as counter irritant.