Flavor Compound Glossary
The molecules that make food taste and smell the way it does. When two ingredients share compounds from this list, they're more likely to pair well together. 5240 compounds total.
An exact name, CAS number, PubChem CID, or FEMA # jumps straight to that compound. Or search by smell — one or more aroma words like ethereal fruity strawberry rank the closest-matching compounds below.
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abienol
chemical
abscisic acid
sour
acetal
cream, earthy, ether, fruit, green, honey, nut, sweet, tart, vegetable
acetaldehyde
pungent, ethereal, fruity
acetaldehyde (ethanal)
green
acetamide
mousy
acetate
fruity
acetate esters
fruity, sweet, ethereal
acetates
off-flavor
acetates of higher alcohols
fruity
acetic acid
sharp, vinegary
acetic acid ethyl ester
floral
acetic acid geraniol ester
fruity
acetic acid hexyl ester
sweet, green, fruity
acetic acid methyl ester
fruity
acetic acid pentyl ester
fruity
acetic acid/1-phenylethyl ester
desirable flavor
acetoin
butter, cream, sweet
acetol
malty and sweet notes
acetone
apple, ethereal, pear, solvent
acetophenone
sweet, almond, floral, hawthorn, must
acetovanillone
vanilla
acetoxyacetone
buttery, fruity
acetoxyachillin
dairy
acetoyl butyrate
acetic, berry, butter, cheese, creamy, dried berry, fruity
acetyleugenol
carnation, clove, floral, fresh, malt, spice, sweet, woody
acetylfuran
caramel
acetyloxy-dimethylfuranone
caramel
acetylpyrazine
roast
acetylsalicylic acid
solvent
acetylvalerenolic acid
odorless
achillin
dairy
acids (general)
dairy
aciphyllene
herbal
aconitic acid
Nutty, vegetative, musty and slightly caramellic
acontrol
chemical, solvent
acoradiene
herbal
acorenol
woody, balsamic
acorenone
fruity
acorone
floral, sweet
acrolein
almond, cherry
acrylic acid
pungent, acrid, sour, vinegar
acso
savory
actinidiol
floral
actinidols
floral
adenosine
other
aesculetin
herbal
agarospirol
spicy peppery woody
ageratriol
sweet
agglomerone
other
agmatine
roasted
alanine
sweetness-related
alcohols (general)
flavor and aroma contribution
alcohols (volatile)
floral
aldehyde intermediates
off-flavor
aldehydes (class)
negatively correlated with non-meat aftertaste
aldehydes (general)
flavor and aroma contribution
aldehydes (total)
green
aldehydes (unspecified)
green
aliphatic alcohols
floral
aliphatic aldehydes
green
aliphatic esters
fruity
alkanals
stale oil, oatmeal
alkenals
green
alkyl-methoxypyrazines
green, unripe
alkyl-substituted pyridines
roasted
alkylfurans
caramel
alkylphenols
flavor taint
alkylpyrazines
roasted
alkylthio-substituted pyridines
roasted
all-trans-beta-carotene
herbal
allicin
garlic, pungent
alliin
pungent, garlic-like
allo-aromandendrene
herbal
alloaromadendrene
wood
alloocimene
sweet floral nut skin peppery herbal tropical
allyl acetate
fruity
allyl crotonate
fruity
allyl dimethyl trisulfide
roasted-garlic aroma
allyl heptanoate
banana
allyl isothiocyanate
mustard, horseradish, pungent
allyl isovalerate
apple-like
allyl mercaptan
garlic, sulfurous, alliaceous, pungent
allyl methyl disulfide
alliaceous, garlic, green, onion
allyl methyl sulfide
garlic, onion, alliaceous, sulfurous
allyl methyl sulphide
savory
allyl methyl trisulfide
alliaceous, creamy, garlic, onion
allyl polysulfides
savory
allyl propyl disulfide
alliaceous, garlic, green, onion
allyl propyl disulphide
pungent
allyl sulfides
characteristic flavor compounds
allyl thiocyanate
sulfurous
allyl trisulfide
pungent
allyl trisulfides
savory
allylacetic acid
dairy
allylsulfenic acid
savory
allylthiol
savory
alpha-amyrin
herbal
alpha-amyrin acyl esters
herbal
alpha-angelica lactone
Sweet, creamy, coconut, vanilla hay and coumarin-like nuances
alpha-asarone
chemical; citrus, lemon, pine, chemical; rose, pine
alpha-bergamotene
woody warm tea
alpha-bisabolol
mild floral peppery balsamic clean
alpha-bisabolol oxide a
herbal
alpha-bisabolol oxide b
herbal
alpha-bisabolon oxide a
herbal
alpha-bisabolone oxide a
herbal
alpha-bulnesene
herbal
alpha-cadinene
dry, woody
alpha-cadinol
herb wood
alpha-campholenal
pine, chemical
alpha-cardinol
herbal
alpha-carotene
herbal
alpha-cedrol
herbal
alpha-citral
green tomato note
alpha-copaene
wood, spice
alpha-curcumene
herbal
alpha-damascenone
herbal
alpha-elemene
herbal
alpha-eudesmol
herbal
alpha-farnesene
bergamot, citrus, green, herbal, lavender, lime, myrrh, neroli, sweet, wood
alpha-fenchene
camphor
alpha-fenchyl acetate
fruity
alpha-guaiene
sweet woody balsam peppery
alpha-gurjunene
wood aroma
alpha-humulene
woody
alpha-ionone
violet, fruity, woody
alpha-irone
violet, orris, woody, powdery, raspberry
alpha-isocomene
herbal
alpha-isophorone
herbal
alpha-l-sorbopyranose
bitter, sweet
alpha-levantenolide
dairy
alpha-limonene
herbal
alpha-linalool
herbal
alpha-linolenic acid
faint, fatty, bitter
alpha-lonone
fruity
alpha-maltose
odorless, sweet
alpha-methylbenzyl alcohol
floral
alpha-muurolene
wood, woody
alpha-muurolol
herbal honey
alpha-myrcene
herbal
alpha-naginatene
herbal
alpha-penansinene
woody
alpha-phellandrene
citrus, terpene, green, peppery, minty
alpha-pinene
pine, resinous
alpha-pinene oxide
herbal
alpha-pinene-d
herbal
alpha-santalol
woody
alpha-selinene
amber
alpha-terpene
herbal
alpha-terpenyl acetate
fruity
alpha-terpinene
citrus, lemon, terpenic, woody, herbal
alpha-terpineol
lilac, floral, pine, woody, citrus
alpha-terpinol
herbal
alpha-terpinolene
fresh, green, fruity, floral, sweet
alpha-terpinyl acetate
bergamot, citrus, herbal, lavender, lime, pine, sweet, wax
alpha-terpinyl butyrate
balsam, fruity, rosemary, sour
alpha-thujene
wood, green, herb
alpha-thujone
bitter, cedarleaf
alpha-trans-bergamotene
herbal
alpha-turmerone
herbal
alpha-ylangene
pepper
alphar-curcumene
herbal
amberonne
herbal
ambrial
herbal
aminobenzoic acid
dairy
ammonia
off-odor
ammonium isovalerate
valeric, acid, fruity, sharp, cheesy
amphene
herbal
amygdalin
bitter-almond
amyl acetate
banana, fruity, pear, sweet, ethereal
amyl acetate dimer
fruity
amyl isovalerate
apple fresh fruity
Descriptions sourced from FlavorDB, TGSC, PubChem, and VCF databases. Learn more about our data sources.