Login| Sign Up| Help| Contact|

Patent Searching and Data


Title:
METHOD FOR MODIFYING ESSENTIAL OIL OF PLANT BELONGING TO GENUS MENTHA OF FAMILY LABIATAE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2002038187
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:

To provide a method for modifying flavor of mint essential oils collected from plants belonging to the genus mentha of the family Labiatae by steam distillation method in order to use these oils for foods, fragrances and cosmetics and medicines without giving a sense of imcompatibility.

This method for modifying an essential oil of a plant belonging to the genus Mentha of the family Labiatae comprises carrying out molecular distillation of essential oil of the plant belonging to the genus Mentha of the family Labiatae collected by a steam distillation method. In the above method, the liquid to be treated is preferably vaporized in a thickness of thin film of 0.05-5.0 mm at 40-100°C under 0.001-10.0 mm Hg pressure for 0.1-5.0 sec heating time.


Inventors:
HARADA YASUHIRO
OBARA HITOSHI
NISHIMURA OSAMU
Application Number:
JP2000228857A
Publication Date:
February 06, 2002
Filing Date:
July 28, 2000
Export Citation:
Click for automatic bibliography generation   Help
Assignee:
OGAWA & CO LTD
International Classes:
A23G4/00; A23L2/00; A23L2/38; A23L27/10; A61K8/96; A61K8/97; A61K47/44; C11B9/02; (IPC1-7): C11B9/02; A23G3/30; A23L1/221; A23L2/00; A23L2/38; A61K7/00; A61K47/44
Domestic Patent References:
JPH06145690A1994-05-27
JP2000072617A2000-03-07
JPH03217500A1991-09-25
JPH05176689A1993-07-20
JPS58176300A1983-10-15
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Chika Takagi (2 outside)