MINT PIPERITA WILLAMETTE

Peppermint has a fresh specific aroma thanks to mentol. Most of the spearmint production comes from China and India and is extracted as as a commodity oil. Smaller productions are done on the northern hemisphere where the quality allows the leaves to be used directly.

India

This mint is sourced in Uttar Pradesh area, our biggest origin regarding volumes. The smallholders are harvesting mint and performing locally the distillation. Collectors gather the oils and blend them to obtain the desire high quality of essential oil.

United States of America

Originally grown mainly in the north-western states of Oregon and Washington, . It earns a high reputation for its quality, usually considered as far superior to Indian piperita.
Independent medium size farmers are growing the plants in large irrigated fields. Harvest is principally mechanized, this very efficient supply chain has allowed American Mints to remain competitive although production has gradually decreased over the past ten years.