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CLM-MINT-002 · VERIFIED

How five mint species differ in aroma

Quantitative descriptive analysis of five mint species found a pronounced lemon-like note in Mentha citrata, citrus and floral aromas in M. suaveolens, a prominent minty flavour in peppermint (M. piperita) and a spearmint-like note in M. spicata and M. persicaria; across the five species, 41 odorants were characterised with odour activity values of at least 1.

SCOPE

Five species compared by a sensory panel and odour activity values; the abstract does not say which plant material was used, and the compounds it names separate the species rather than define each smell.

SUPPORT CHECK

The statement the claim rests on was found word for word in the abstract fetched from the named service, and an editor read the full abstract against every part of the claim. Abstract from Europe PMC (ebi.ac.uk/europepmc).

LIFECYCLE

active · reviewed 2026-10-02 · corrections 0

MintSB-0032↗PeppermintSB-0048↗

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