Mint Leaves |C
🌿 Product Name: Mint Leaves (Húng Lủi / Rau Húng) 100g +/-30g
Scientific Name: Mentha spicata (spearmint — the mint variety used in Vietnamese herb plates)
👉 Harvest Date: First leaves pickable at ~30–45 days; full plant maturity (best flavor, just before flowering) at 65–90 days. Leaves can be harvested continuously from spring through autumn.
💚 Natural flavors: Fresh, cooling, and gently sweet-herbal — milder than peppermint. The signature flavor comes from L-carvone and eucalyptol, giving a light cooling sensation without the sharp, pungent bite that peppermint's higher menthol content produces.
🍳 Recipe Suggestions:
- Cookpad: https://cookpad.com/vn/tim-kiem/h%C3%BAng%20l%E1%BB%A7i
- Run Away Rice: https://runawayrice.com/tag/mint/
👩🍳 Nutrition Value:
- USDA: https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/173475/nutrients
- Nutritionix: https://www.nutritionix.com/food/spearmint
- Note: húng lủi (also called húng chó/húng dũi in some regions) is the everyday Vietnamese herb-plate mint, eaten fresh alongside dishes like bún, gỏi cuốn, and grilled meats rather than cooked into recipes — so most Cookpad/Run Away Rice results are dishes that use it as a garnish/herb rather than the star ingredient.
🩺 Medicinal value: In traditional medicine across many cultures, mint has long been used to help soothe digestion and calm an upset stomach.
