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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d-4-ol camphor, pine, chemical

d-alpha-pinene herbal

d-amorphene woody

d-carvone bread, caraway, spice

d-citronellol citronella, oil, rose, leaf, oily, petal, bitter

d-dihydrocarvone herbal, minty

d-fenchone

d-germacrene herbal

d-glucose other

d-isoleucine methyl ester hydrochloride

d-lactic acid acidic, odorless

d-mannitol odorless, sweet

d-panthenol floral

d-piperitone minty, peppermint

d-ribose other

d-sorbitol caramel, odorless, sweet

d-terpene diene herbal

d-xylose smoky, woody, sweet, caramel

daidzein bitter

daidzin bitter

damascenone apple, rose, honey, tobacco, sweet

damascone flowery, fruity

damasone fruity

daucene woody

daucosterol

dec-4-enal aldehydic, citrus, fatty, orange

dec-7-en-5-olide dairy

deca-2,4-dienal fatty, fried, waxy, green

decadienal fried, fat

decalactone dairy

decalin

decanal soap, orange peel, tallow

decanal aldehyde green

decane alkane

decanoate fruity

decanoic acid soapy, waxy, rancid, fatty

decanoic acid ethyl ester grape, waxy, fruity, sweet, brandy

decanoic methyl ester fruity

decen-1-ol camphor, chemical, fatty

decenoic acid chemical, fatty, solvent

decyl acetate waxy, soapy, fresh, citrus, orange, floral

decyl butyrate fruity, slightly rose, sweet, waxy

decylaldehyde green

dehydro-1,8-cineole mint, lemon also: 2,3-dehydro-1,8-cineole

dehydroabietane woody

dehydroacetic acid faint acid

dehydroascorbic acid sour

dehydrodiisoeugenol spicy

dehydrolinalool mouldy

dehydrosabinaketone fruity

dehydrovomifoliol fruity

delphinidin spicy

delphinidin 3-o-(6-o-p-coumaroyl)-5-o-diglucoside

delta-3-carene citrus pine terpenic herbal resinous tropical peppery juniper wasabi

delta-amorphene herbal

delta-cadinol herbal

delta-carene herbal

delta-copaene herbal

delta-decalactone sweet, creamy, coconut, peach

delta-decanolactone dairy

delta-decenolactone coconut, peach, creamy, fruity

delta-dodecalactone sweet, creamy, fruity

delta-eicosalactone dairy

delta-hexadecalactone creamy, milky, sweet, waxy

delta-lactone dairy

delta-lactones creamy

delta-nonalactone coconut, coumarin, creamy, milky, sweet

delta-octanolactone coconut, dairy, fatty, peach, sweet, tonka, tropical

delta-octenolactone coconut, caramel

delta-pentalactone coconut

delta-pentenol pleasant aroma

delta-terpinene herbal

delta-undecalactone coconut, creamy, fatty, fruity, peach, waxy

delta-valerolactone dairy

dendrolasin caramel

dermatol odorless

di-2-propenyl disulfide savory

di-2-propenyl trisulfide savory

di-s-butyl phthalate fruity

di-sec-butyl disulfide sulfurous

di-tert-butylbenzene

diacetone alcohol fruity

diacetoxy-6-gingerdiol

diallyl disulfide garlic, onion, sulfurous, alliaceous, pungent

diallyl disulfide (dads) garlic-like

diallyl disulphide savory

diallyl monosulfide savory

diallyl sulfide garlic, onion

diallyl thiosulfinate garlic odor

diallyl trisulfide garlic, onion, sulfurous, pungent

diallyl trisulphide savory

dibenzoyl-l-tartaric anhydride

dibenzyl ether fruity cherry fungal plastic mushroom

dibromophenol marine

dibutyl phthalate faint

dibutyl sulfide geranium, grassy, green, herbal, rose, violet-leaf

dicarboxylic acid faint, acidic

dichloroacetic acid undecyl ester acetic

dichloromethane chemical

dicyclohexyl ketone

didodecyl thiobispropanoate sweet, ethereal

dien-1-ol green, fatty, fresh

dien-2-ol chemical, citrus, eucalyptus, corn

dien-2-one sweet, caramel, burnt

dien-3-ol camphoraceous, pine, woody

dien-3-one buttery, fatty, mushroom

diendiol i herbal

dienoic acid butter, caramel, creamy, fatty, oily, waxy, chemical

diethanol sulfide savory

diethyl 1,7-heptanedioate fruity

diethyl 1,8-octanedioate fruity

diethyl 1,9-nonanedioate fruity

diethyl butanedioic acid fruity

diethyl carbonate fruity

diethyl disulfide garlic, onion, sulfurous, cooked vegetable

diethyl ether herbal

diethyl glutarate fruity

diethyl malate brown sugar, sweet

diethyl malonate apple

diethyl phthalate odorless

diethyl succinate wine, fruit

diethyl sulfide sulfurous, ethereal, garlic

diethylamine ammoniacal, fishy

difurfuryl monosulfide burnt, sulfury, roasty, rubbery

dihydro-2(3h)-furanone sweet

dihydro-2-methyl-3(2h)-furanone sweet, solvent, bread, buttery, nutty

dihydro-2-methyl-3(2h)-thiophenone cabbage, onion, must, sulfur, fruity, berry

dihydro-4-hydroxy-2(3h)-furanone dairy

dihydro-4-methyl-2(3h)-furanone dairy

dihydro-5-pentyl-2(3h)-furanone milky

dihydro-beta-ionone amber, dry, earthy, mahogany, orris, woody

dihydroactindiolide off-flavor

dihydroactinidiolide tea-like, sweet, fruity, hay

dihydroasparagusic acid savory

dihydrocapsaicin

dihydrocarveol minty, spearmint, menthol, herbal

dihydrocarveol acetate mint, camphor, medicine, minty, medicinal, floral, rose, cuminseed, sweet

dihydrocarvyl acetate mint, camphor, medicine

dihydrodehydro-beta-ionone herbal

dihydrodihydroxypyranone

dihydroedulan i floral/fruity

dihydroedulan ii

dihydrofuran-2(3h)-one dairy

dihydrofuranone caramel

dihydrokiwi lactone dairy

dihydrokiwifruit lactone dairy

dihydrolinalool wood, citrus, camphor

dihydromyrcenol tart lime, citrus, cologne

dihydrosterculic acid

dihydrotagetone fruity

dihydroxyacetone attractant to slugs

dihydroxybenzoic acid phenolic, faint, astringent

diisobutyl phthalate fruity

diisooctyl phthalate fruity

diisopropyl disulfide alliaceous, cabbage, meaty, onion, sulfurous

diisopropyl trisulfide garlic, sulfury

diketones fruity

dill ether dill

dillapiol wood, spice

dillapiole spice, wood

dimethyl adipate bitter oily nut skin

dimethyl anthranilate musty fruity grape berry citrus mandarin

dimethyl disulfide cabbage, garlic, putrid

dimethyl disulphide savory

dimethyl ether ethereal

dimethyl furfural caramel

dimethyl ketone fruity

dimethyl styrene

dimethyl succinate floral, fruity, green, sweet

dimethyl sulfide cooked vegetable, savory

dimethyl sulfone sulfur, burnt

dimethyl sulfoxide garlic

dimethyl sulphide cabbage, sulfur, cooked corn

dimethyl sulphone savory

dimethyl sulphoxide savory

dimethyl tetrasulfide cabbage, sulfur

dimethyl trisulfide sulfurous, cabbage, savory, meaty, onion

dimethyl trisulphide savory

dimethyl trisulﬁde chemical

dimethyl-4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo[b]-furan-2(3h)-one creamy, coumarinic

dimethyl-decane

dimethyl-propanedioic acid pungent

dimethylamine off-flavor

dimethylfulvene caramel

dimethylheptane

dimethylmalonic acid

dimethylpyrazine roasted

dimethylpyrazines roasted

dimethyltrisulfane cocoa-like, roasty

dinitrosalicylic acid chemical, coconut, orange

dioctyl phthalate fruity

dioctyl terephthalate fruity

diosmin herbal

diosphenol blackcurrant, buchu, leaves, minty

diphenyl oxide geranium, green, leaf, phenolic

diphenylamine roasted

dipropyl disulfide onion, garlic, sulfurous, green

dipropyl thiosulfonate savory

dipropyl trisulfide garlic, onion, sulfurous, green

dipterine

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