Mint
Cultivation, Processing Menthol & ExportingInformation Compilation on CD ROM
Menthol production greatly depends on the availability of mint oil which again depends on the cultivation of the herb and extraction of the oil by steam distillation.Process: Menthol is generally obtained by chilling mint oil and subsequent centrifuging to separate out the menthol crystals. Major players are India, China , USA, Australia The U.S. is a net importer of menthol and imports from India, Germany, China, Japan, Brazil andParaguay
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