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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butanoic acid butyl ester fruity

butanoic acid ethyl ester sweet

butanoic acid hexyl ester fruity

butanoic acid methyl ester fruity

butanoic acid octyl ester fruity

butanoic acid, (z)-3-hexenyl ester apple-scented

butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester fruity

butanoic acid, 3-methyl-, 2-phenylethyl ester floral, fruity, sweet, rose, peach, apricot

butanoic acid, 3-methyl-3-methylbutyl ester fruity

butanoic acid, 3-oxo-, 2-methylpropyl ester fruity

butanoic methyl ester fruity

butanol wine

butanone fruity

butein bitter

buten-1-ol fruity, fusel, solvent

buten-2-ol chemical, fatty, fermented

buten-2-one chemical, coffee, fermented

butenoic acid pear, chemical

butyl 2-methylbutanoate fruit, cocoa

butyl 2-methylbutyrate chocolate, cocoa, fruit, fruity, green

butyl 3-hydroxybutanoate fruity

butyl acetate pear

butyl acetate-d fruity

butyl acrylate sharp, acrid, plastic, solvent

butyl aldehyde diethyl acetal fruity aroma

butyl anthranilate berry, floral, fruity, grape, petitgrain, plum, powdery, sweet, wine

butyl benzoate balsamic

butyl butyrate apple, banana, berry, fruity, peach, pear, pineapple, sweet

butyl decanoate whiskey

butyl formate brandy, fruity, plum, rum

butyl hexanoate fruit

butyl isobutyrate apple, banana, fruity, green, sweet, tropical

butyl isothiocyanate sulfur, pungent, green

butyl isovalerate apple, fruit, green, peach, pear, pineapple, sweet

butyl lactate creamy, fermented, fruity, mushroom, waxy

butyl mercaptan sulfury, garlic, onion, egg, coffee

butyl octadecanoate mild, fatty, oily

butyl octanoate fruit

butyl pentanoate apple, fruity, green, pineapple, raspberry, sweet, tropical

butyl propenyl disulphide aroma

butyl propionate banana, earthy, rose, sweet, weak

butylated hydroxytoluene mild phenolic camphor

butylcyclohexane woody

butylidenephthalide celery, herbal, lovage

butylphthalide celery, herbal

butyrolactone caramel, sweet, creamy, coconut

butyrophenone camphor cherry walnut hazelnut

Descriptions sourced from FlavorDB, TGSC, PubChem, and VCF databases. Learn more about our data sources.