![]() ![]() who was a quest to find the same mint here in Virginia as he’d grown in his New Jersey garden. The flavor can also be influenced by the growing conditions, climate, and soil in which mint is grown in. That’s because the entire genus mentha cross pollinates easily, creating new varieties. There are over 600 types of mint that are known to horticulturists and probably more varieties out there than we know of worldwide. We’ll take a look at three that are very commonly grown for culinary and tea uses: applemint, spearmint, and peppermint. Peppermint extract is made from pure peppermint oil whereas mint extract can be derived from any number of, or combination of, culinary mint plants.There are many types of mint, but for gardeners, a few stand out for their aroma, taste, and easy growth habits.Peppermint is a hybrid mint variety of spearmint and watermint. Mint can refer to any plant that comes from the genus of plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae including peppermint.What is the difference between Mint and Peppermint? ![]() Peppermint is used to cure symptoms such as nausea, abdominal pain, indigestion, irritable bowel, and bloating while the aroma of peppermint is known to enhance memory and alertness and is a commonly used ingredient in aromatherapy. Peppermint is used in a wide variety of products varying from toothpaste, confectionary to shampoos and soaps and features a long tradition of medicinal use that dates back to several thousands of years. The leaves and the flowering tops of the peppermint are used, and they are harvested as soon as the flowers begin to open so that they can be dried. The plant flowers from mid to late summer and are purple in colour. A herbaceous However,rhizomatous perennial plant growing to around 30–90 cm, peppermint features smooth slightly fuzzy stems, fleshy, and bare fibrous roots and broad, dark green leaves with reddish veins. It is a cross between spearmint and watermint and is indigenous to Europe, although now, it is cultivated widely all over the world. Peppermint known as Mentha piperita or Balsamea Willd is a hybrid mint variety. However, mint can also cause allergic reactions such as nausea, diarrhea, headaches, tingling or numbing around the mouth in certain people. The sharp, strong flavour and scent of mint is sometimes utilised as a decongestant for illnesses such as the common cold. Originally used as a medicinal herb for stomach aches and chest pains, menthol, made from mint essential oil is a key ingredient in many cosmetics and perfumes. Mint is most popularly associated with lamb dishes in Middle Eastern cuisine whereas, in British and American cuisine, mint jellies and sauces are the preferred condiments to be used. Featuring a fresh, warm, aromatic, sweet flavour with a cool aftertaste, mint leaves are popularly used in teas and beverages, jellies, candies, ice creams, syrups and as garnishing. The mint leaf, dried or fresh, is used for numerous culinary purposes. Wet and moist soils being the most conducive to the cultivation of mints, they can also be propagated by seed. They are known to grow 10–120 cm tall and can spread over an indeterminate area because of which mints are also considered as an invasive plant. With a distribution across Asia, Europe, Africa, North America and Australia, mint is an aromatic, mostly perennial plant that are characteristic of their erect, square, branched stems and wide-spreading underground and over ground stolons. While the number of varieties of mint is esteemed at around 13-18, many hybrids and cultivars are also known in cultivation. ![]() Mint, also known as Mentha, is a genus of plants belonging to the family Lamiaceae. However, confusion takes place when different types of mint are put into the picture. Mint is a common household name and is a well-loved flavour of both young and the old. ![]()
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