Pennyroyal

Hazard level: Low health concern

What is Pennyroyal?

Herb in the mint family, traditionally used in herbal tea blends; contains pulegone, caution advised in concentrated/essential-oil form.

Is Pennyroyal safe?

Pennyroyal is considered low concern by food-safety agencies.

Score impact: No penalty on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 1 of 10,262 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Also known as

Pennyroyal is also known as flea mint, pennyroyal, mentha pulegium — these all refer to the same ingredient.

pennyroyal mentha pulegium flea mint

Related additives

Marjoram Sage Dictamnus (Cretan Dittany)

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