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 83 of 83 matching compounds .

o-acetylmalic anhydride

o-aminoacetophenone

o-coumaric acid sour

o-creosol smoked aroma

o-cresol phenol

o-cymene ginger, chili

o-dichlorobenzene

o-methyl anthranilate aroma volatile

oak lactone dairy

ocimen quintoxide celery, citrus, green, herbal, minty, spicy, sweet, woody

ocimene warm herbal, sweet, green, terpene, woody

ocimene quintoxide Green, woody, terpy, citrus, lime, with a fresh and cooling nuance

ocimenes herbal

ocimenol fresh citrus lemon lime cologne sweet mace

ocimenone

oct-1-en-3-ol floral

oct-1-en-3-one mushroom-like

oct-2-en-1-ol floral

oct-2-enal citrus fruity

octa-1,5-dien-3-one fruity-floral

octa-3,5-dien-2-one fruity

octacosane woody

octacosanoic acid sour

octadecadienoic acid fatty, waxy, oily

octadecanal green

octadecane alkane

octadecanoic acid, ethyl ester fruity

octadecatrienoic acid fatty, waxy, faint

octadecenoic acid fatty, waxy, faint, oily

octadecyl alcohol floral

octadien-1-ol citrus, pine, chemical, floral, green, spicy, sweet, fruity, roasted

octadien-3-ol pine

octadien-3-one metallic, geranium, mushroom, earthy

octadienal

octan-1-ol chemical

octan-2-ol earthy, mushroom, green, herbal, fatty

octan-2-one bitter, earthy, gasoline, herbal, natural, soap, weedy, woody

octan-3-one mushroom, earthy, herbal, fatty

octanal fat, soap, lemon, green

octane alkane

octane-2,3-dione broccoli, buttery, cooked, dill

octanoate fruity

octanoate isopentyl fruity

octanoic acid sweaty, cheesy, waxy

octanoic acid ethyl ester fruity

octanoic acid isoamyl fruity

octanoic acid methyl ester tropical fruit, creamy fullness

octanoic acid-2-phenylethanol ester floral

octanol waxy, green, citrus, aldehydic, orange

octanyl acetate fruity

octatonic acid yeasty, earthy

octen-1-ol butter, camphor, chemical

octen-1-ol-acetate no odor

octen-2-one spicy, roasted, burnt, coffee

octen-3-ol mushroom, earthy, green, fungal

octen-3-one mushroom, metallic, earthy

octyl 2-methylbutyrate fruity, green, musty, waxy

octyl acetate fruit

octyl butyrate creamy, earthy, fresh, fruity, green, jasmin, natural, oily, waxy

octyl esters fruity

octyl formate cucumber, fruity, orange, rose, waxy

octyl octanoate coconut oily fruity

octylcyclohexane woody

oic acid waxy, fatty, sweet

oleacein fruity

oleic acid fat

oleocanthal fruity

oleuropein bitter

ontrol fatty

organic acid esters fruity

organic acids dairy

organic acids (class) dairy

oryzanol almond, chemical, fatty

oxacyclohexadecan-2-one animal, fruity, musk, musky, natural, powdery

oxalic acid bland mild caramellic

oxalic acid, isobutyl hexyl ester fruity

oxidoselina-1,3,7(11)-trien-8-one herbal

oxime-, methoxy-phenyl-

oxirane

oxiraneoctanoic acid chemical, pear

oxolane-2,5-dione dairy

oxycanthine bitter

oxypeucedanin hydrate herbal

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