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 139 of 139 matching compounds .
l(-) carvone
herbal
l-(-)-fucose
green
l-.alpha.-cadinol
herb, wood
l-alanine
odorless
l-alpha-fenchone
camphor, earthy, herbal, woody
l-alpha-terpineol
herbal
l-arabinose
other
l-arginine
faint
l-ascorbic acid
very mild, grassy
l-aspartic acid
odorless
l-beta-pinene
herbal
l-calamenene
herbal
l-cysteine
sulfury
l-cystine
other
l-ethyl lactate
fruity
l-fenchone
fruity
l-glutamic acid
odorless, umami, savory
l-glutamine
other
l-histidine
odorless, bitter
l-isoleucine
odorless, bitter
l-lactic acid
acidic, odorless
l-lactic acid ethyl ester
fruity
l-leucine
odorless, bitter
l-limonene
herbal
l-lysine
odorless
l-malic acid
odorless
l-menthol
peppermint
l-menthone
fruity
l-menthyl acetate
camphoraceous, fruity, herbal, mango, melon, mint, minty, orange, raspberry, rose, tea
l-methionine
other
l-phenylalanine
bitter, odorless
l-proline
odorless
l-rhamnose
odorless, sweet
l-threonine
other
l-trans-pinocarveol
floral
l-tyrosine
odorless
lactic acid
sour, acidic
lactucin
dairy
lactucin-15-oxalate
dairy
lactucopicrin oxalate
dairy
lagochilin
honey
lanatoside c
fatty, metallic
lavandulol
herb
lavandulol acetate
fruity
lavandulyl acetate
fruity
lavandulyl propanoate
fruity
lavender acetate
floral
lavender lactone
fruity, minty
leaf acetate
green
ledol
floral
lenthionine
mushroom
lenthionine (1,2,3,5,6-pentathiepane)
shiitake-like
leucodin
dairy
levomenol
herb
levomenthol
minty
levoverbenone
fruity
lignoceric acid
sour
ligustilide
celery-like
lilac aldehyde
floral, lilac, green, fresh
lilac aldehyde b
sweet, fresh
lilac aldehyde d
floral aroma reminiscent of lilac
limonen-10-yl acetate
fruity, mild, minty, sweet
limonene
citrus, bright
limonene 1,2-epoxide
fruit
limonene diepoxide
mentholic
limonene diol
herbal
limonene glycol
cool minty
limonene oxide
fruit
limonene-d
herbal
linalol
pine
linalool
floral, lavender-like
linalool a oxide
floral, flower
linalool acetate
fruity
linalool oxide (2-methyl-2-vinyl-tetrahydrofuran)
fruity, herbal-minty, piney
linalool oxide (furan type)
caramel
linalool oxide (pyranoid)
floral honey
linalool oxide a
herbal
linalool oxide a (furanoid)
herbal
linalool oxide b
herbal
linalool oxide b (furanoid)
herbal
linalool oxide c
stale and woody
linalool oxide c (pyranoid)
herbal
linalool oxide d (pyranoid)
herbal
linalool oxide i
floral, woody, earthy, tea
linalool oxide ii
herbal
linalool oxide iii
herbal
linalool oxide pyranoside
herbal
linalool oxides
floral
linalool-d
herbal
linalool-diol
floral
linalool-type pyran
floral
linalooloxide (furanoid)
floral, fruity, sweet
linalyl acetate
sweet, fruit
linalyl benzoate
bergamot, broom, gardenia, genet, heather, lily, tuberose
linalyl butyrate
pear, sweet
linalyl formate
citrus, coriander
linalyl isobutyrate
bergamot, fruity, lavender, light, woody
linalyl propionate
bergamot, fresh, lily, rose, rum, woody
linamarin
bitter
linden ether
mint
linear aldehydes
green
linear fatty aldehydes
rancid
linoleic acid
faint fatty
linoleic acid ethyl ester
fruity
linolelaidic acid
dairy
linolenic acid
faint fatty
linool
herbal
lipid aldehydes
green
liverpool
chemical, green, pear
loliolide
dairy
longiborneol
strong moss woody
longicyclene
herbal
longifolene
fir needle, medical, rose, sweet, woody
longifonene
herbal
longipinanol
other
lotaustralin
other
lupeol
odorless, faint
lutein
floral
luteolin
bitter
lycopene
balsam, oriental
Descriptions sourced from FlavorDB, TGSC, PubChem, and VCF databases. Learn more about our data sources.