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l-Carvone

Carvone naturally occurs in many essential oils. It has two optical isomers, L-carvone and D-carvone.

l-Carvone is abundant in all kinds of spearmintessential oil, and D-carvone is abundant in caraway oil. It appears colorless to lightly yellow clear liquid.

l-Carvone is mainly used for the preparation of peppermint flavor of food and fragrance formulation of daily chemicals.