| FEMA | 2665 |
| CAS | 89-78-1 |
| EINECS | 201-939-0 |
| JECFA Food Flavoring | 427 |
| CoE Number | 63 |
| Organoleptic Notes |
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| Odor | mentholic peppermint, cooling, woody, |
| Flavor | cooling cooling, mentholic, minty, |
| Material Notes | Found in many essential oils Menthol is an organic compound made synthetically or obtained from peppermint or other mint oils. Natural menthol exists as one pure stereoisomer, nearly always the (1R,2S,5R) form ((-)-menthol). There are 8 possible stereoisomers. (Wikipedia) |