Menthol

What is Menthol?

Menthol is an organic compound that can be obtained from peppermint or other mint oils and also be made synthetically. [1]

History

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The percentage represents the approximate total number of food products from UPC Food Search's data that contain the ingredient, "Menthol".

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Source(s) Derived From	Plant Sources, Chemical (Synthetic) Sources
Natural or Artificial?	Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
References	Menthol - Wikipedia
Aliases (Also Known As)	Natural Menthol Extract Color Key - (Click/Tap to View) Natural Natural & Possibly Unsafe Artificial Artificial & Possibly Unsafe Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Action	User	Date/Time
Ingredient added	UPC Food Search	January 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM