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name: Mint

flavor_bible_name_variants: mint,mint dried,mint fresh,mint peppermint,mint spearmint,peppermint

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food_db_name: Peppermint

flavor_db_name_variants: peppermint

name_scientific: Mentha X piperita

description: Peppermint (Mentha × piperita, also known as M. balsamea Willd.) is a hybrid mint, a cross between watermint and spearmint. The plant, indigenous to Europe, is now widespread in cultivation throughout all regions of the world. It is found wild occasionally with its parent species. Fresh or dried peppermint leaves are often used alone or with other herbs in herbal teas (tisanes, infusions). Peppermint is used for flavouring ice cream, confectionery, chewing gum, and toothpaste, and can also be found in some shampoos, soaps and skin care products. Menthol activates cold-sensitive TRPM8 receptors in the skin and mucosal tissues, and is the primary source of the cooling sensation that follows the topical application of peppermint oil. Peppermint has a high menthol content. The oil also contains menthone and carboxyl esters, particularly menthyl acetate. Dried peppermint typically has 0.3–0.4% of volatile oil containing menthol (7–48%), menthone (20–46%), menthyl acetate (3–10%), menthofuran (1–17%) and 1,8-cineol (3–6%). Peppermint oil also contains small amounts of many additional compounds including limonene, pulegone, caryophyllene and pinene. Peppermint also contains terpenoids and flavonoids [Wikipedia]

itis_id: 32275

wikipedia_id: Peppermint

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picture_updated_at: 2012-04-23T10:30:00.000Z

legacy_id: 120

food_group: Herbs and Spices

food_subgroup: Herbs

food_type: Type 1

created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:21.000Z

updated_at: 2019-05-14T18:04:16.000Z

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updater_id: 2

export_to_afcdb: false

category: specific

ncbi_taxonomy_id: 34256

export_to_foodb: true

public_id: FOOD00113