Comparative aroma profile of Mentha arvensis L.corn Mint. from Uttarakhand Himalaya

The chemical composition of the essential oil from Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis L.) collected from six places was analyzed by GC and GC-MS. The main constituents were menthol (60.22-77.46%) and menthone (9.22-5.25%), followed by iso menthone, DL-limonene, iso -menthyl acetate, ß-pinene and trans-caryophyllene. Results indicated that the compositions of the six oil were similar, whereas only quantitative differences in the concentration of some constituents was observed, on the basis of chromatographic profiling, quality of Uttrakhand produces well matched with other major mint producing geographical regimes.