What is the difference between mint and peppermint?

I know mint is a leaf that you can buy in the produce section and use for mojitos. It is also the flavor used in the Girl Scout Thin Mint. I know that peppermint is the flavor of a candy cane and is normally represented in red and white colors. But I have never seen peppermint in the produce section.


Does the peppermint flavor come from mint and has stuff added to it to make it taste different?


Or are they 2 completely different things?

What is the difference between mint and peppermint?
They are both mints (plants). My mother grew mint for us when we were kids by the back door. If you brush your hands through it, it gives off a great scent and there is something great and natural ( I can't explain it exactly) about chewing a fresh mint leaf, picked straight from the plant. Mints come from the family Labiatae. Mentha piperita (peppermint) and Mentha spicata (spearmint) - both are great when your stomach doesn't feel so good. I believe mojitos have spearmint in them. Peppermint is red to infer fire and hotness as in a pepper, while spearmint is usually green (the green and red are just food coloring usually), or green or clear naturally, sugar is added to sweeten them. Hope this helps.
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his article is about the candy. See Mint (disambiguation) for other meanings.








A mint is a candy characterized by the presence of mint flavoring, whether it be peppermint oil, spearmint oil, wintergreen, or another natural or artificial source.





Hard mints, often called "breath mints", are popular as breath fresheners since the taste and smell of mint oil and its active components are quite strong and feels clean and cool to the mouth as well as soothing to the stomach. Examples of hard mints include Puremints, Altoids and Tic Tacs.





Soft mints, such as "dinner mints" and "butter mints", are soft candies with a higher butter content, that dissolve more readily in ones mouth. An example of a soft mint is Mentos.





A "mint imperial" is a small, round, white confection popular in Britain and other Commonwealth nations. Older examples were spheroid; more recently fashion has moved towards a larger, discoid shape, somewhat akin to a flattened flying saucer.





Candy canes are traditionally mint flavored.
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Reply:There are various sorts of mint. Peppermint is one. Spearmint is another.