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.
Showing 128 of 128 matching compounds .
galactitol
odorless, faintly sweet
galacturonic acid
sour
galangal acetate
fruity
galegine sulfate
bitter
gallic acid
sour
gallocatechin
bitter
gamma-bisabolene
herbal
gamma-butyrolactone
caramel, creamy, fatty, oily, sweet
gamma-cadinene
herbal woody
gamma-caprolactone
coconut, coumarin, herbal, sweet, tobacco
gamma-decalactone
peach, creamy, coconut, sweet, fruity
gamma-decanolactone
dairy
gamma-dodecanolactone
dairy
gamma-eicosalactone
dairy
gamma-elemene
green woody oily
gamma-ethoxy-butyrolactone
dried fruit, pastry
gamma-eudesmol
sweet, wax, waxy
gamma-glutamyl-s-propenyl-l-cysteine sulfoxide
kokumi flavor (continuity, thickness, and mouthfulness)
gamma-heptanolactone
dairy
gamma-hexadecalactone
dairy
gamma-jasmolactone
dairy
gamma-lactone
apricot
gamma-lactones
creamy
gamma-muurolene
herb, wood, spice
gamma-n-caprolactone
dairy
gamma-nonalactone
coconut, sweet, creamy
gamma-nonanolactone
coconut, creamy, sweet, waxy, peach
gamma-octanoic lactone
coconut milk
gamma-octanolactone
dairy
gamma-pentalactone
dairy
gamma-phenylpropyl acetate
fruity
gamma-selinene
wood, woody
gamma-terpene
floral and fruity
gamma-terpinene
gasoline, turpentine, citrus
gamma-terpineol
lilac, terpineol
gamma-tetradecalactone
dairy
gamma-undecalactone
peach, sweet, fatty
ganoderic acid a
bitter
geijerene
woody
genistein
bitter
genkwanin
bitter
gentianine
bitter
gentisic acid
sour
geosmin
earthy, musty, beet
geranial acetate
fruity
geranic acid
green, citrus, lemon, woody, weedy
geraniol
rose, geranium
geraniol acetate
fruity
geranyactone
herbal
geranyl 2-methylbutanoate
herbal
geranyl acetate
rose
geranyl alcohol
floral
geranyl benzoate
floral
geranyl butyrate
fruit, rose, apple
geranyl diphosphate
camphor, chemical, citrus
geranyl formate
bitter, fresh, green, neroli, rose, tea
geranyl isobutyrate
apricot, floral, fruity, green, peach, rose, sweet
geranyl isovalerate
fruit, rose, apple
geranyl linalool
floral rose
geranyl oleate
fruity
geranyl propionate
bitter
geranyl pyrophosphate
odorless
geranyl tiglate
fruity, geranium, herbal, sweet
geranyl-alpha-terpinene
herbal
geranyl-p-cymene
herbal
geranylaceton
fruity
germacrene a
herbal
germacrene b
woody, earthy, spicy
germacrene d
wood, spice
germacrene-d-4-ol
herbal
germacrone
fruity
gerontol
chemical
gingerdione
fruity
gingerol
pungent, spicy, warm
ginkgolide a
bitter
ginkgolide b
bitter
ginkgolide c
bitter
ginsinsene
woody
gleenol
floral
globulol
floral rose
glucobrassicin
bitter
gluconapin
bitterness
gluconasturtiin
sulfurous
glucoraphanin
sulfurous
glucuronic acid
dairy
glutamine
umami taste-related
glutaraldehyde
pungent, acrid, sharp
glutaric acid
odorless
glyceraldehyde
green
glyceric acid
sour
glycerol
odorless
glycerol-1-myristate
pleasant odor
glycerylmonostearate
fruity
glycidyl oleate
fruity
glycine
odorless
glycol
rancid, cheesy, sweaty, fatty
glycolaldehyde
green
glycolic acid
odorless very mild buttery
glyoxal
mild sour
glyoxylic acid
sour, acidic, faint
gondoic acid
sour
gossonorol
floral
grasshopper ketone
fruity
grosheimin
bitter
guaiacol
smoky, phenolic, wood
guaiacols
bitter
guaiene
wood, spice
guaiol
wood, balsamic
guanosine
other
Descriptions sourced from FlavorDB, TGSC, PubChem, and VCF databases. Learn more about our data sources.