Iranian Firm Uses Nanotechnology to Increase Efficiency of Mint Flavoring
The mint flavoring produced by the company is designed with a nano-formulation that increases the stability of effective ingredients, faster effectiveness, and longer shelf life of the active ingredient in the final product. This technology helps the beneficial ingredients of mint to be better absorbed by the body and enhances its therapeutic properties.
Mint extract is prepared from the aromatic leaves of the mint plant, which has a special place among herbal flavorings due to its pungent smell and cool aroma. This natural compound not only plays a role in improving the taste and smell of dairy and protein products, but has also found widespread use in pharmaceutical and cosmetic products due to its therapeutic properties.
The company's nano-mint flavor has proven effects in reducing stress and anxiety, increasing mental focus, relieving nausea, improving digestive function, reducing symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome, and relieving headaches and cold symptoms.
This extract is also used as an anti-inflammatory and topical cooling agent in a variety of pain-relieving gels, herbal ointments, and skin care products.
In a relevant development in 2024, a technological company in Iran succeeded in manufacturing a device which can produce the by-product of essence from the moisture of the fruit-drying process.
“Essence extraction is being promoted by the company in a traditional way. We boil the raw materials with indirect heat and obtain the essence from the steam,” Hassan Abdollahzadeh, the managing director of Ardabil Machine-Making company, stationed at the incubator center of Islamic Azad University’s Ardabil branch, told ANA.
“In this process, two products are obtained; we dry the fruits and at the same time extract essence, and the added value of the essence is twice that of the dried product,” he said.
“When we put 1,000 kg of fruit into the machine, at the end 100 kg of dried product is taken, and we do not allow the loss of fruit moisture and produce the by-product of essence,” Abdollahzadeh added.
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