Menthol Crystal USP/BP Grade China Supplier

Menthol crystal product introduction:

menthol crystal is a colourless transparent acicular to prismatic crystals.

This product is neutral in ethanol solution, easily soluble in ethanol, chloroform, ether, liquid paraffin or volatile oil, and slightly soluble in water.

Melting point: 42℃-44℃ Celsius degree

Menthol is contained in the United States FEMA2665, the United States FDA approved for food.

Flash point:93 °C, flammable. Chemically stable, can volatilise with vapour and is irritating. Avoid contact with oxides, keep containers tightly closed, place in tight containers and store in a cool, dry place.

 Menthol crystal applications:

Menthol is an edible spice allowed to be used in China, mainly used for flavouring toothpaste, candy and beverage. The dosage is 1100mg/kg in chewing gum, 400mg/kg in candy, 130mg/kg in baked goods, 68mg/kg in ice cream, and 35mg/kg in soft drinks according to normal production needs.

GB2760-2014 stipulates that natural menthol is permitted to be used as food flavouring. For the preparation of mint-type spices (can account for 10% ~ 18%), can also be used in candy (mints, gummies), beverages, ice cream, etc. (dosage 0.054% ~ 0.1%).

Menthol crystal can be used as toothpaste, perfume, beverages and confectionery, etc. fragrance. In medicine, it is used as a stimulant, acting on the skin or mucous membranes, with cooling and itching effect; internally, it can be used as a wind-repellent drug for headache and inflammation of nose, throat and larynx. Its ester is used in spices and medicines. In the world, China and Brazil are the main natural peppermint producers, and the annual output of peppermint oil both reach 2000-3000t.The main component of peppermint oil. Due to its characteristic minty flavour and cooling effect, it is widely used in candy, cosmetics and toothpaste.

Peppermint and peppermint oil are important herbal medicines because of the medicinal value of menthol, which was used in China more than 1,600 years ago to treat diseases. The famous Ming Dynasty medical book "Compendium of Materia Medica" has a detailed record of the properties and medical effects of mint, saying that it is "pungent, bitter and cool in nature". Modern medicine has proved that it has an excitatory effect, make the skin capillary expansion, promote sweat gland secretion, sweating, detoxification, evacuation of wind-heat, can be used to treat colds and wind-heat. There is also a beneficial effect on the throat, can be used to treat wind-heat sore throat, cough. It has the effect of transmitting, can help measles transmitting. It can also act on the sensory nerve endings, can make the sensory paralysis, so the external use of pain and itching effect. There is a strong bactericidal insecticidal effect. Because of these various medicinal effects, peppermint is one of the important ingredients in the commercially available proprietary medicines such as Qingliang Oil, Anemarrhena, and Rendan. Cooling oil is made of peppermint oil, peppermint water plus clove oil, camphor, white wax, white petroleum jelly preparation, commonly known as the oil of gold, can be used externally to treat colds and headaches, insect bites and itching. Fresh mint leaves can be rubbed and pasted on the temples to cure vasodilatory headache. It can cure rhinitis, anti-sepsis, and skin diseases, etc. It is also widely used as a flavouring in toothpaste, chewing gum, wine, beverages, and cosmetics.