Spearmint Oil

The plant is known formally as Mentha Spicata. Like other members of the mint family, spearmint has a very distinctive scent and flavor, and it can be used in a number of ways. There are a variety of culinary applications for spearmint oil. Worldwide, copious amounts of spearmint oil are used every year, and demand for this agricultural product consistently increases.

The Spearmint Essential Oil is extracted by steam distillation of flowering tops of the spearmint plant, whose scientific name is Mentha spicata. Spearmint has a pleasantly sweet taste and is frequently used to flavor toothpaste, mouthwash, chewing gum and candy.