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 140 of 140 matching compounds .

i-amyl alcohol floral

i-butanol floral

identified and quantitated.

imperatorin herbal

indeno[123-cd]pyrene

indole fecal, floral, mothball, animal

indole-3-acetic acid mild, odorless, sour

indole-3-lactic acid dairy

indole-5,6-quinone roasted

inosine other

inosinic acid odorless

inositol odorless, faintly sweet

intermedeol herbal

ionone floral

ipsdienol pine balsamic

irisine

iso-alpha-acids

iso-butyl alcohol floral

iso-menthone fruity

iso-propylisothiocyanate

isoamyl acetate banana, pear

isoamyl aldehyde green

isoamyl angelate chamomile, floral, fruity

isoamyl butanoate fruity

isoamyl butyrate apricot, banana, fruity, green, hop_oil, melon, papaya, pear, tropica, whiskey

isoamyl caprate fruity

isoamyl ethanoate fruity

isoamyl formate fruity

isoamyl isobutyrate fruity ethereal tropical green grape cherry unripe banana apple cocoa

isoamyl isovalerate apple, fruity, green, jammy, mango, ripe, sweet, tropical

isoamyl lactate fruity creamy nutty

isoamyl laurate beer, brandy, fatty, oily, peach, rum, waxy, wine

isoamyl nonanoate apricot, floral, fruity, oily

isoamyl octanoate Sweet, fruity, waxy, pineapple, fruity and green with coconut and cognac nuances

isoamyl propionate banana, bitter, fruit, fruity, pineapple, ripe, sweet, tomato, tropical

isoamyl sovalerate fruity

isoamylamine ammonia, unpleasant

isoamylol floral

isobergapten herbal

isoborneol must, camphor

isobornyl acetate balsam, camphor, herbal, sweet, woody

isobutanal green

isobutanoic acid rancid, butter, cheese, sour

isobutyl acetate fruit, apple, banana

isobutyl acetate (isobutyl ethanoate) fruity

isobutyl angelate Green, sweet and spicy

isobutyl benzoate balsam, fruity, musty, powdery, sweet

isobutyl butyrate apple, berry, fruity, pineapple, rum, sweet

isobutyl decanoate oily sweet brandy apricot fermented cognac

isobutyl formate chemical, ether, fruity, sweet

isobutyl hexanoate fruity, green, peach, pineapple, sweet, tropical

isobutyl hydroxypyrazine roasted

isobutyl isobutyrate grape skin, pineapple, tropical

isobutyl isothiocyanate green

isobutyl isovalerate apple, banana, fruity, green, raspberry, sweet

isobutyl laurate fruity

isobutyl octanoate fruity green oily floral

isobutyl propionate banana, bitter, ether, fruity, green, sweet, tutti frutti

isobutyl tiglate herbal pungent

isobutyraldehyde malty, green, pungent, aldehydic

isobutyrate pleasurable

isobutyric acid rancid, butter, cheese

isobutyric anhydride

isocaryophyllene wood

isocaryophyllene oxide herbal

isochavicine roasted

isocomene herbal

isodihydrocarveol wood, spice

isoelemicin flower, spice

isoeugenol clove, sweet, spicy

isoferulic acid sour

isoflavone bitter

isogeranial green

isogeraniol floral

isohexanol floral

isoimperatorin herbal

isoisopulegol herbal

isoledene herbal

isoleucine

isoliquiritigenin bitter

isomangiferin

isomenthol cooling

isomeranzin numbing, pungent

isoneral

isooctanol fatty orange rose

isooctylacetate fruity

isopentanoic acid dairy

isopentanol aroma-active

isopentyl alcohol whiskey, malt, burnt, fusel

isopentyl benzoate balsamic, green, sweet, waxy

isopentyl ethanoate fruity

isopentyl formate blackcurrant, dry, earthy, ethereal, fruit, green, plum, vinous

isopentyl hexanoate apple, banana, fruity, green, pineapple

isopentyl isobutyrate apricot, banana, fruity, green, pineapple, waxy

isopentyl isopentanoate fruity

isopentyl isovalerate banana aroma

isophorone woody, camphoraceous, musty, sweet, tobacco

isophytol mild, floral, herbal, green, oily

isopimaric acid

isopimpinellin herbal

isopinocamphone camphoreous, cedar

isopiperitenol floral

isopiperitenone sweet herbal fruity

isoprene woody

isoprenol pine

isopropanol alcohol, bitter, musty, woody

isopropyl acetate fruity, ethereal, banana, sweet

isopropyl butyrate pungent, fruit

isopropyl hexadecanoate fruity

isopropyl hexanoate fresh

isopropyl hydroxypyrazine roasted

isopropyl linoleate fruity

isopropyl mercaptan sulfurous

isopropyl myristate cinnamon, faint, fatty, oily

isopropyl p-cresol sulfide savory

isopropyl palmitate fat

isopropyl propyl disulfide sulfurous

isopropyl propyl trisulfide sulfurous

isopropyl-5-methyl-(2e)-hexenal green

isopropylamine ammoniacal, fishy, amine

isopropylcyclohexane woody

isopulegol minty, cooling, herbal, woody

isopulegol acetate leaf, mint, peppermint, sweet, tropical, woody

isopulegone fresh, herbal, peppermint

isoquercitrin odorless

isoquinoline anise, balsam, benzaldehyde, herbal, sweet

isorhamnetin bitter

isoshyobunone fruity

isospathulenol floral

isoterpinolene woody

isothiazole sour/rancid

isothiocyanate

isothiocyanates pungent, mustard, horseradish, sulfurous

isothiocyanato-cyclopropane

isothymol off-odor

isovaleraldehyde malty, aldehydic, cocoa, almond, green

isovalerate dairy

isovaleric acid cheesy, sweaty, sour, rancid

isoxanthohumol bitter

italicene ether other

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