The Australian peppermint crop is based upon Mitcham varieties of Mentha piperita that were introduced into Australia.
The Australian crop of oil is harvested in January to March each year and a volatile oil is produced by steam distillation on farm-site. Crops are regularly inspected and production methods are tightly controlled. All oil is then redistilled under pressure (rectified) to remove unwanted odours and flavours and to standardise the oil. |
Our oils are used in the pharmaceutical, confectionery, oral hygiene, aromatherapy and hair care products. We formulate our oils to meet our customer's specific flavour and requirements in mint.
Our technical staff have expert product knowledge and blending techniques, which ensures that our customers receive the precise blend with the specified taste, colour, aroma, oil purity they require. We understand that the subtlety of flavour can make or break a product, so we use a wide array of mint oils to ensure that this subtlety can be achieved. |
Our main focus is the quality of our oils. Our success has been built on our ability to provide consistent premium quality. Our oils vary from the premium grades of double distilled pure Mentha piperita oils to the bulk blended menthol oils, and across all products, quality and quality assurance are our hallmark.
Our quality has to be consistent, exact and flawless which is why it is distilled to the stringent guidelines of our distillers. Upon arrival at our facilities, all oils are rigorously tested using GC and chemical testing. Added to this a variety of taste tests are carried out, any oils not meeting our high standards are rejected. |
No two mints are the same. We specialise in analysing, testing and matching a competitor’s flavour product.
Our laboratory is equipped with both GC & GCMS as the technology used in mint oil processing and compounding is highly sophisticated. Our low-temperature batch distillation plant rectifies mint oil at minus 1 atmosphere ( -760 mg Hg). The second distillation is carried out at 60-70 degrees. This removes bitter terpene fractions and ensures the oils and flavours AMO&F produces are natural pure tastes. We work closely with our customers to understand their challenges and find the best solution in terms of flavour and price. |