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Mint Leaf
Mint Leaf
Also known as: mint leaves
Safe
Mint leaves are whole-food culinary herbs and are GRAS as flavoring under 21 CFR 182.10/182.20. They are widely consumed with no significant safety concerns at culinary amounts.
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What it is
Leaves of Mentha species (peppermint, spearmint), used fresh, dried, or distilled.
Culinary herb and flavoring.
Why it's flagged
- large amounts of peppermint may aggravate GERD
What regulators actually say
"Spices and other natural seasonings and flavorings... Peppermint (Mentha piperita L.), Spearmint (Mentha spicata L.)."
"Essential oils, oleoresins... generally recognized as safe... Peppermint, Spearmint."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS as a spice/natural flavoring (21 CFR 182.10, 182.20)
European Union — EFSA
Approved as a flavoring substance
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