- International Journal of Agriculture Environment and Food Sciences
- Vol: 2 Issue: Special 1 Special Issue
- A study on essential oil yield and components of dryed and fresh foliage of peppermint (Mentha piper...
A study on essential oil yield and components of dryed and fresh foliage of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.) cultivated in Turkey
Authors : Irem Ayran, Sadiye Ayşe Çelik, Asuman Kan, Yüksel Kan
Pages : 199-201
Doi:10.31015/jaefs.18036
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Publication Date : 2018-10-07
Article Type : Research
Abstract :In the study, essential oil yield and its components dryed and fresh foliage obtained from peppermint [ Mentha piperita L. (Lamiaceae)] cultivated in Konya ecological conditions were investigated. The yield of essential oil from dryed and fresh peppermint foliage was determined to be 3.2 % and 2.9 %, respectively. The major essential oil components of dryed and fresh foliage peppermint oil were determined as mentone (50.80 %), mentol (34.55 %) and mentone (48.18 %), mentol (21.77), respectively. The aim of this research attempts to contribute to knowledge of differences between essential oil yield and components of the dryed and fresh foliage peppermint ( Mentha piperita L.) cultivated Konya ecological conditions, Turkey.Keywords : Peppermint, Mentha piperita L., Essential oil, Component, Menthone, Menthol