Chemical Properties
Dihydrocarveol has a spearmint-like odor.
Occurrence
Reported found (free or esterified) in the essential oils Mentha longifolia, Mentha verticillata, Artemisia juncea, caraway (Mentha virdis var. sativa) cultivated in Calabria, spearmint oil and spearmint scotch oil. Also reported found in black
tea, dill herb, celery leaf and stalk, caraway seed and rosemary.
Preparation
By reducing carvone and separating the resulting isomers
Definition
ChEBI: A p-menthane monoterpenoid that is the dihydro derivative of carveol.
Taste threshold values
Taste characteristics at 15 ppm: green mint with sweet weedy spicy nuances
Safety Profile
A moderate skin and
eye irritant. A combustible liquid. When
heated to decomposition it emits acrid
smoke and irritating fumes.
