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FSSAI issues draft for regulations related to dried peppermint
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Thursday, 05 December, 2024, 08 : 00 AM [IST]
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Ashwani Maindola, New Delhi
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The FSSAl has issued a draft for regulations related to dried peppermint. According to the draft, "dried peppermint' means dried leaves obtained from cultivated perennial plant Mentha piperita Linnaeus var. piperita, collected prior to, or at the commencement of flowering.
"The leaves shall be slightly glossy in appearance. The colour shall be from light green to dark green. It shall have characteristic aroma and flavour and be free from off flavours. It shall be free from mould, living and dead insects, insect fragments, rodent contamination or of any other animal or human origin visible with naked eye. It shall not contain any other plant species other than those specified," reads the draft which is called Food Safety and Standards (Food Products Standards and Food Additives) Amendment Regulations, 2024.
The standards prescribed in the draft include moisture, per cent by mass (m/m) (Maximum) 13, total ash on dry basis, per cent by mass (m/m) (Maximum) 13, ash insoluble in dilute HCl on dry basis, , per cent by mass (m/m) (Maximum) 2, volatile oil content on dry basis, per cent by mass (m/m) (Minimum) 0.8, extraneous matter, per cent by mass (m/m) (Maximum) 1.0 and with zero foreign matter Absent and no carvone ( strong off odour).
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