there is a growing interest in food industry to replace the synthetic chemicals by the natural products with bioactive properties from plant origin. the aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of mentha pulegium essential oil and to characterize the antimicrobial activities of the essential oil. the essential oil of mentha pulegium was analyzed by gc-ms. the evaluation of th...

There is a growing interest in food industry to replace the synthetic chemicals by the natural products with bioactive properties from plant origin. The aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of Mentha pulegium essential oil and to characterize the antimicrobial activities of the essential oil. The essential oil of Mentha pulegium was analyzed by GC-MS. The evaluation of th...

background: listeria monocytogenes is an important gram-positive disease-causing bacterium existing in milk and dairy products. inhibitory effects of mentha pulegium essential oil at concentrations of 0.03, 0.015, and 0.0075% on growth of l. monocytogenes were studied in iranian white cheese during 60 days of storage. methods: essential oil of m. pulegium plant, collected from north of iran, wa...

effects of mentha arvensis l. and mentha pulegium l. essential oils were investigated against oviposition deterrence, egg hatching and adults' mortality of callosobruchus maculatus f. essential oils were obtained by dry leaves that were subjected to hydrodistilation using a modified clevenger-type apparatus. all experiments were conducted at 25±1ºc, 65±5 % r.h. in the dark condition with 5...

Mentha pulegium which is locally know as Al-Medina mint, is used in herbal teas or as additives in commercial spice mixtures for many foods to offer aroma and flavor. The objectives of this study were to examine the antioxidant activity and the total phenol and flavonoids contents of Mentha pulegium methanol extract. The In vitro antioxidant activity of Mentha pulegium methanol extract was eval...

background & aim: essential oil of pennyroyal (mentha pulegium l.) has many applications in food, perfume and pharmaceutical industries. the aim of this study was to determine the content and chemical constituents of pennyroyal essential oil growing wild in southern iran. experimental: the aerial parts of the plant were collected around hajiabad, hormozgan province in 2013. the essential oi...

Background & Aim: Essential oil of pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) has many applications in food, perfume and pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this study was to determine the content and chemical constituents of pennyroyal essential oil growing wild in Southern Iran. Experimental: The aerial parts of the plant were collected around Hajiabad, Hormozgan province in 2013. The essent...

Background: Listeria monocytogenes is an important Gram-positive disease-causing bacterium existing in milk and dairy products. Inhibitory effects of Mentha pulegium essential oil at concentrations of 0.03, 0.015, and 0.0075% on growth of L. monocytogenes were studied in Iranian white cheese during 60 days of storage. Methods: Essential oil of M. pulegium plant, collected from north of Iran,...

Background & Aim: Essential oil of pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium L.) has many applications in food, perfume and pharmaceutical industries. The aim of this study was to determine the content and chemical constituents of pennyroyal essential oil growing wild in Southern Iran. Experimental: The aerial parts of the plant were collected around Hajiabad, Hormozgan province in 2013. The essent...

background and objectives : doogh is an iranian preferred dairy drink, especially in warm seasons. blowing by yeasts is a common occurring spoilage when this product is kept outside the refrigerator in warm temperature. natural additives such as herbal essential oils, which also induce the desired flavor and color, may solve this problem and retard yeast growth. spearmint, pennyroyal and some o...