Carvone

At a glance

A terpene ketone that smells of spearmint in one mirror-image form and caraway in the other, both widely used in minty, spicy, and oral-care-adjacent fragrance and flavor work.

Category
⚗️ Synthetic
Origin
synthetic or derived from caraway seeds or spearmint oil
Extraction
Chemical synthesis
Chemical family
Ketone
CAS number
99-49-0
Profile
minty, fresh, herbal
IFRA status
Restricted, concentration limits under IFRA standards (listed as "Carvone", CAS 99-49-0)
● drafted · last checked 2026-08-26