title: Comparative Chemical Analysis of Mentha piperita and M. spicata and a Fast Assessment of Commercial Peppermint Teas.
abstract: The hydrodistilled essential oils and volatile compounds (by static headspaces technique) of Mentha piperita L. and M spicata L. were characterized by GC-MS. Headspace analysis of Mentha piperita revealed the existence of menthone (25.4%), 1,8-cineole (17.7%) and menthol (12.1%) as the main components, while the essential oil contained high amounts of menthol (46.8%) and menthone (25.6%). By contrast, headspace analysis of M. spicata showed a high content of limonene (37.0%) together with carvone (13.0%), β-pinene (10.4%) and α-pinene (9.8%), while the essential oil was reach in carvone (51.7%), dihydrocarveol (11.5%) and cis-dihydrocarvone (9.1%). Eleven samples of peppermint tea available on the Romanian market were analysed by headspace GC-MS. The volatile profile of the tea samples was compared with that of Mentha piperita L. and certain differences were emphasized and discussed.
authors.forename: Mihaela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buleandra
authors.forename: Eliza
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Oprea
authors.forename: Dana Elena
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Popa
authors.forename: Iulia Gabriela
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: David
authors.forename: Zenovia
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Moldovan
authors.forename: Iuliana
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mihai
authors.forename: Irinel Adriana
authors.initials: IA
authors.lastname: Badea
mesh_terms: D036142:Mentha piperita / Q000737:chemistry*; D031337:Mentha spicata / Q000737:chemistry*; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D013662:Tea / Q000737:chemistry*; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009822:Oils, Volatile; D013662:Tea; D055549:Volatile Organic Compounds