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 173 of 173 matching compounds .

harman roasted

harmane bitter

hazelnut pyrazine hazelnut

hedycaryol floral

heneicosane alkane

heneicosanoic acid fatty, waxy, oily

henicosane waxy

hentriacontane woody

hepatol fatty, oily

hept-1-en-3-one*

hept-2-enal green

hept-2-yl acetate fruity

hepta-2,4-dienal green

heptacosane woody

heptadecadiene

heptadecan-2-one floral, fruity

heptadecanal green

heptadecane alkane

heptadecanoic acid waxy, fatty, oily, mild

heptadecanol floral

heptadecanone fruity

heptadecene

heptadecyl acetate fruity

heptadecyl pentadecafluorooctanoate fruity

heptadienal fishy and algal

heptadienal, methanethiol.

heptaldehyde green

heptan-2-one fruity, banana, blue cheese, fatty

heptanal fat, citrus, rancid

heptane alkane

heptane, 2,4,4-trimethyl

heptanenitrile roasted

heptanoic acid rancid, cheesy, sour, fatty, waxy

heptanoic acid ethyl ester fruity

heptanol herb

heptanone undesirable

heptatriacontane woody

hepten-1-ol green, fatty, fresh, mushroom

hepten-2-ol chemical, fruity, almond, floral, green, earthy, sweet

hepten-2-one fruity, green, nutty

hepten-4-one fruity, earthy, butter, nutty, malty, green, grassy, woody

heptenal fishy aroma

heptene-2-one camphor, citrus, fruity, floral, green, orange

heptenol floral

heptyl acetate apricot, fresh, fruit, green, pear, ripe, rum, woody

heptyl formate apple, cucumber, floral, green, herbal, plum, waxy

heptyl isobutyrate sweet green fruity warm floral apple cherry apricot

heptyl isothiocyanate

heptylisopentanoate fruity

heraclenin herbal

herbal, pine-like

herboxide (isomer ii)

herbs

herniarin balsamic, sweet

hex-2-en-1-ol floral

hex-2-enal green, apple, grassy, leafy

hex-3-en-1-ol floral

hex-3-en-1-yl 3-methylpentanoate fruity

hex-3-enal green, leafy, grassy, apple

hex-3-enol floral

hex-3-enyl acetate fresh

hex-e2-enal green

hexacosane woody

hexadecanal cardboard

hexadecane alkane

hexadecanoic acid ethyl ester tropical fruit, creamy fullness

hexadecanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl)ethyl ester fruity

hexadecanoic acid, methyl ester fruity

hexadecen-1-ol waxy, fatty, faint

hexadecenoic acid fatty, waxy, faint

hexahydro-3-(methylphenyl)-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-1,4-dione roasted

hexahydro-3-(methylpropyl)-pyrrolo[1,2-a]pyrazine-1,4-dione roasted

hexahydrocurcumin spicy

hexaldehyde green

hexamethyl cyclotrisiloxane

hexan-1-ol green, grassy, fruity, fatty

hexan-2-ol floral

hexanal fresh-cut grass, green

hexanal m green

hexanal, 5-methyl- green

hexanal-d green

hexanaldehyde-d12 green

hexane alkane

hexane, 2,4,4-trimethyl

hexanedial green

hexanedioic acid odorless

hexanediol citrus, lemon, lavender, fermented, floral, orange, rose, fatty

hexanenitrile unpleasant

hexanethiol sulfur

hexanoate esters fruity

hexanoic acid sweaty, cheesy, fatty, sour

hexanoic acid 3-methylbutyl ester fruity

hexanoic acid butyl ester fruity

hexanoic acid ethyl ester fruity

hexanoic acid hexyl ester fruity

hexanoic acid methyl ester fruity

hexanoic acid-3-hexenyl ester fruity

hexanol green, fruity, grassy, fatty

hexanone fruity

hexanyl acetate fruity

hexathiane savory

hexen-1-ol green, grassy, leafy, fresh

hexen-2-ol honey, eucalyptus, spicy

hexenal green

hexenal isomers green/grassy

hexenoic acid green, fatty, sour, sweaty

hexenol green, leafy, grassy, fresh

hexyl 2-methyl butyrate green strawberry also used in reconstituted essential oils and in berries

hexyl 2-methylbutanoate strawberry

hexyl acetate fruity, apple, banana, pear, green

hexyl acetate a

hexyl benzoate balsam, clean, fresh, sappy, woody

hexyl butyrate fruity, green apple, waxy, sweet

hexyl caproate fruity

hexyl caprylate fruity

hexyl cinnamic aldehyde floral, fresh, green, herbal, jasmin, waxy

hexyl ester

hexyl esters fruity aroma

hexyl formate green, fruity, unripe plum, banana

hexyl hexanoate fruity, green apple, herbal, fresh, peach

hexyl isobutyrate apple, berry, fruity, grape, green, pear, ripe, sweet, wine

hexyl isothiocyanate green, sharp

hexyl isovalerate apple skin, fruity, green, strawberry, sweet, unripe fruit

hexyl octanoate herb, green, oil

hexyl propionate fruit, fruity, green, melon, musty, pear, rotting

hexyl salicylate dry, hay note, waxy, floral

hexyl thiocyanate savory

hexylamine ammoniacal, musty, fishy

higher alcohols floral

himachalenes woody

himachalol floral

hinesol pear, pine, chemical

histamine roasted

hmdb05796 bitter

homofuraneol caramel, sweet

homomyrtenol

homovanillic acid sour

homovanillyl alcohol floral

hordenine spicy

hotrienol hyacinth

humulene diepoxide c herbal

humulene diepoxiol c-i herbal

humulene diepoxiol c-ii herbal

humulene epoxide i herb

humulene epoxide ii herbal

humulenol ii floral

hyacinthin

hydantoin roasted

hydrocaffeic acid dairy

hydrochloric acid

hydrocinnamic acid balsamic

hydrocoumarin

hydrogen cyanide bitter

hydrogen peroxide bitter

hydrogen sulfide rotten eggs

hydrogen sulphide savory

hydroquinone spicy

hydroxy butanone perceived aroma

hydroxy-alpha-sanshool

hydroxyacetone caramellic, ethereal, pungent, sweet

hydroxybenzaldehyde green

hydroxybenzoic acid chemical

hydroxycitronellal floral, green, lily, melon, sweet, tropical, waxy

hydroxyl methyl furfural caramel

hydroxyl-2-butanone fruity

hydroxymaltol caramel

hydroxymethylfurfural caramel

hydroxyphenyllactic acid dairy

hydroxypropanoic acid dairy

hydroxytyrosol floral

hyperoside spicy

hypogeic acid dairy

hypoxanthine other

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