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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c13-norisoprenoids fruity and floral

c2h6s2

c4h8s

c6 alcohols floral

c6 aldehydes herbal/green

c6h10s

c6h8s

cadalene woody

cadaverine Sperm, dead-animal, animalic

cadina-1,4-diene herbal

cadinene woody terpenic herbal vetiver patchouli spicy chamomile phenolic

cadinenes herbal

cadinol woody, herbal, camphor

cadinol, epi-alpha floral

cafestol palmitate herbal

caffeic acid sour

caffeine odorless, bitter

caftaric acid odorless

calamene woody

calamusenone fruity

calarene herbal

calcium iodate odorless

calcium lactate odorless

calcium oxide odorless

campagnol mushroom, umami, chemical

campestrolide

camphene camphor, woody, fir, herbal

camphene hydrate camphor

campholenic aldehyde amber, green, herbal, leafy, woody

camphor camphor, minty

canoic acid chemical, clove, fatty

canolol coffee, fatty, pine

capraldehyde green

caprolactam amine, spicy, bitter

capsaicin hot, pungent

carbinol mild, oily, fresh

carbon dioxide odorless

carbon disulfide sulfurous, garlic, onion, flinty, cabbage

carbon disulphide savory

carbonic acid, monoamide, n-(2-pentyl)-n-octyl-, ethyl ester fruity

carbonyl sulphide savory

carbopol odorless, faint

carboxylbenzaldehyde green

carboxylic acid fatty, waxy, sour

carboxylic acids off-flavor

carboxylic acids (general) flavor and aroma contribution

carbpol odorless, faint

cardamomin

cardiol apple, chemical, fatty

carnitine other

carnosic acid spicy

carnosol bitter, odorless

carotol pleasent mild

carotol, (+)- mild, pleasant

carvacrol oregano, thyme, savory

carvacryl acetate fruity

carvacryl methyl ether herbal, leafy, spicy

carvenone spearmint

carveol fresh, spearmint, caraway

carvomenthone herbal, minty, spearmint

carvone spearmint, minty, caraway, licorice

carvone oxide caraway, mint, spearmint, spicy, sweet

carvotanacetone fruity

caryophyllene spicy, woody, clove-like

caryophyllene alcohol moss, earth, spice

caryophyllene alpha-oxide herb, sweet, spice, fresh, dry, woody, spicy

caryophyllene epoxide herbal

caryophyllene oxide herb, sweet, spice

catechin bitter, astringent

catechol phenolic, smoky, medicinal

cedar

cedar alcohol floral

cedr-8-ene cedar, fresh, sweet, woody

cedrelanol balsam, earthy, odorless

cedrenol fruit

cedrol woody amber floral cedar ambrette musk powdery

celestolide ambergris, animal, cedar, musk, woody

cembratriene-diol herbal

cembrene other

cetene

chamazulene herbal

chamigrene herbal

chavicine roasted

chavicol phenolic, medicinal, spicy, smoky

chebi:49249 balsamic

chebi:88903 earthy, floral, flower, sweet, woody

cheesy

chlorine chemical

chlorobenzene chemical

chloroform chemical

chlorogenic acid dairy

chlorophenols spicy

chlorophyll a fruity

chlorophyll b fruity

cholestanone

cholesterol bland

choline other

chrysanthenone fruity

chrysanthenyl acetate fruity

chrysin bitter

chrysoeriol bitter

cianidanol bitter

cinchonidine bitter

cineol eucalyptus, camphor, herbal, minty

cineole herbal

cinnamaldehyde cinnamon, warm

cinnamene floral fruity

cinnamic acid honey

cinnamon, honey

cinnamonitrile cassia, cinnamon, cumin, deep, nitrile

cinnamyl acetate sweet aromatic, cinnamon, chocolate, vanilla, fatty, oily

cinnamyl alcohol oil

cinnamyl formate balsam fruity floral green herbal cinnamyl narcissus

cinnamyl isobutyrate SWEET, REMINISCENT APPLE AND BANANA

cirsilineol

cis-1,4-dimethylcyclohexane

cis-10-17-cetenoic acid dairy

cis-13-docosaenoic acid methyl ester fruity

cis-2,4,4,6-tetramethyl-1,3-oxathiane

cis-2,8-menthadien-1-ol floral

cis-2-(2-pentenyl) furan caramel

cis-2-hexen-1-ol green, leafy, fresh, fruity

cis-2-hexenal grassy

cis-2-methoxycinnamic acid dairy

cis-2-methylthiophan-3-ol floral

cis-2-nonen-1-ol melon, slightly waxy, sweet

cis-2-nonenal aldehydic, citrus, cucumber, fat, fatty, green, orris, waxy

cis-2-octene

cis-2-penten-1-ol ethereal, fruity, green, plastic, rubber

cis-2-pentenol floral

cis-3,5-diethyl-1,2,4-trithiolane sulfurous

cis-3-hexanol floral

cis-3-hexenal green, grassy, sharp

cis-3-hexenol green, grassy, leafy, fresh

cis-3-hexenyl 2-methylbutanoate fruity

cis-3-hexenyl acetate green, fresh, banana, apple, fruity

cis-3-hexenyl benzoate balsam, fatty, floral, fresh, green, leaf, orchid

cis-3-hexenyl butanoate fruity

cis-3-hexenyl crotonate green, vegetable

cis-3-hexenyl hexanoate fruit, prune

cis-3-hexenyl isovalerate green, fruity, apple, tropical, fresh

cis-3-hexenyl lactate fruity, green, leaf, leafy, melon, sweet, tropical, violet, waxy

cis-3-hexenyl pentanoate apple, fruity, green, kiwi, pear, tropical, unripe banana

cis-3-hexenyl phenylacetate beany, green, honey, kiwi, pea, rose, sweet, tropical, waxy

cis-3-hexenyl propionate apple, fresh, fruity, green, leafy, pear, waxy

cis-3-hexenyl pyruvate banana peel, cucumber skin, green, melon rind, oily, tea

cis-3-hexenyl valerate fruity

cis-3-nonen-1-ol fresh, green, melon rind, mushroom, tropical, waxy

cis-3-nonenal green

cis-3-octen-1-ol fatty, fresh, fruity, melon, powerful

cis-4-hexenoic acid characteristic brine aroma

cis-5-hydroxy-2-methyl-1,3-dioxane herbal

cis-6-nonenal cantaloupe, cucumber, green, melon, waxy

cis-9-ethyldecenoate fruity

cis-9-tetradecadecarbonate

cis-aconitic acid bland

cis-alpha-terpineol herbal

cis-anethole anise

cis-beta-methyl-gamma-octalactone dairy

cis-beta-ocimene citrus, herb, flower, warm, floral, sweet

cis-bisabolene herbal

cis-carvone oxide characteristic mint-like aroma

cis-carvyl acetate fruity

cis-chrysanthenol floral

cis-cinnamaldehyde cinnamon, spicy

cis-cinnamic acid balsam, cinnamon, honey, storax, sweet

cis-crotonaldehyde flower

cis-davanone fruity

cis-dihydrocarvone herb, warm

cis-epoxyocimene herbal

cis-geraniol sweet

cis-hexenyl tiglate fruity

cis-isoeugenol clove, spicy

cis-jasmin lactone sweet

cis-jasmone jasmine, floral, herbal, woody, celery

cis-limonene 1,2 oxide citrus, fresh

cis-linalool oxide floral, sweet, earthy, woody

cis-linalool oxide (furanoid) caramel

cis-linolenic acid dairy

cis-menthone fruity

cis-methylisoeugenol bitter, clove, mild, spicy

cis-myrtanol floral

cis-ocimene floral and herbal notes

cis-p-2-menthen-1-ol floral

cis-p-mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol herbal

cis-p-menthane-3,8-diol floral

cis-phytol

cis-pinane woody

cis-pinene hydrate floral

cis-pseudoionone

cis-rose oxide green, flower

cis-sabinene hydrate balsamic

cis-sesquisabinene hydrate floral

cis-thujopsene woody

cis-vaccenic acid dairy

cis-vitispirane herbal

cis-whiskey-lactone dairy

cis/trans-anhydrolinalool oxide herbal

citraconic acid dairy

citral lemon, citrus also: geranial

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