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.
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t-anethole
herbal
t-muurolol
herbal, spicy, woody, honey
tabanone
fruity
tallo-ocimene
herbal
tangeretin
bitter
tannic acid
other
tanoic acid
banana, cheesy, rancid, chemical, cooked
taraxerol
fatty, sweet, tropical
tartaric acid
tart acidic
tau-cadinol
woody
tau-cadinole
herbal
taurine
bitter
taxifolin
bitter
tdn
kerosene, petrol, aged
tea pyrrole
burnt
tecnol
chemical, coffee, fatty
terpenal
citrus and spice aromas
terpene alcohol
herbal
terpenoid
floral
terpenoids
floral
terpenoids (class)
positively correlated with non-meat aftertaste
terpenol
chemical, citrus, pine
terpenols
herbal
terpien-4-ol
herbal
terpinen-4-ol
earthy, musty, peppery
terpinene
pine, solvent, chemical, green, sweet, citrus, lavender, savory
terpinene-4-ol
earthy, musty, peppery, woody, pine
terpinenol
pine
terpineol
pine, woody, floral, citrus
terpinolen
herbal
terpinolene
pine, woody, citrus, fresh, sweet
terpinyl acetate
wax
terpinyl formate
bitter, citrus, floral, fruity, lavender
terpinyl propionate
bitter, citrus, geranium, green, herbal, old wood, tropical
tert-butanol
camphor
tetrachloroethylene
chemical
tetracosane
woody
tetracosanoic acid
chemical, fatty
tetradecanal
flower, wax
tetradecane
alkane
tetradecanoic acid
coconut, fatty, soapy, waxy
tetradecen-1-ol
waxy, fatty, oily
tetrahydrofuran
caramel
tetrahydrofurane
caramel
tetrahydrothiophen-3-one
butter, buttery, clam, garlic, green, meaty, vegetable
tetrahydrothiophene
cabbage
tetramethylscutellarein
herbal
tetrasulfide dipropyl
savory
tetrasulfide, dimethyl
cabbage, garlic, meaty, sulfur
tetrathiocane
savory
theapyrrole
roasted
theaspirane
green, tea, camphoraceous, woody, herbal
theaspirane a
herbal
theaspirane b
herbal
theaspirone
woody
thecontrol
chemical, faint
theobromine
bitter
thiamine
bitter
thiamine hydrochloride
bitter, mild, sour
thiazole
meaty, nutty, pyridine
thiiraneacetonitrile
sulfurous
thioanisole
solvent, spicy, toluene, woody
thiocresol
offensive sulfury taint
thiocyanates
pungent fragrance
thiocyanic acid methyl ester
savory
thioethers
savory
thiofurans
savory
thiophen-2-ylmethanethiol
green, fruity, woody
thiophene
garlic
thiophene-2-carbaldehyde
sulfur, sulfurous
thiophene-2-thiol
savory
thiophenes
savory
thiophenol
offensive sulfury taint
thiopropanal-s-oxide
lachrymatory
thiosulfate
savory
thiosulphinates
savory
threonic acid
dairy
threshol
citrus
thujene
lemon, eucalyptus, pine, solvent, chemical, menthol
thujone
herbal
thujones
fruity
thujopsene
woody
thunbergol
herbal
thymohydroquinone
fennel
thymol
thyme, medicinal
thymol methyl ether
herbal, woody, spicy, medicinal
thymoquinone
fruity
thymyl acetate
fruity
tiglic aldehyde
green, fruity, pungent, nutty
toluene
paint
torreyol
camphor, chemical, guava
trans,cis-2,6-nonadien-1-ol
cucumber, green, melon, violet, fatty
trans,trans-2,4-heptadienal
cinnamon, hazelnut
trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal
fatty, green, watermelon
trans-(+)-s-propenyl-l-cysteine sulfoxide
kokumi flavor (continuity, thickness, and mouthfulness)
trans-.alpha.-bergaptene
tea, warm, wood, woody
trans-2,4-decadienal
green
trans-2,8-menthadien-1-ol
floral
trans-2-decenal
waxy, orange, fatty
trans-2-dodecenal
aldehydic, citrus, fat, fruity, green, herbal, mandarin, metallic, orange, sweet, waxy
trans-2-hexen-1-al
green
trans-2-hexen-1-ol
green, leafy
trans-2-hexenal
green, leafy, apple, fatty, aldehydic
trans-2-hexenal dimethyl acetal
apple, fruity
trans-2-hexenyl acetate
apple skin, banana peel, fresh, green, privet, sweet, waxy
trans-2-hexenyl butyrate
apple, banana, fruity, grassy, green, orchid
trans-2-hexenyl hexanoate
fruity
trans-2-methylthiophan-3-ol
floral
trans-2-nonen-1-ol
green, melon, violet, waxy
trans-2-nonenal
cardboard, fatty, cucumber
trans-2-octen-1-ol
citrus, green, plastic, soap
trans-2-penten-1-ol
green, mushroom
trans-2-pentenal
green, apple, fruity, pungent
trans-2-pinanol
herbal
trans-2-undecen-1-ol
floral, rose, waxy
trans-3-hexen-1-ol
green, fresh, grassy, fatty, earthy
trans-3-hexen-1-ol acetate
fruity
trans-3-hexenol
floral
trans-3-hexenyl acetate
fruity
trans-3-hexenyl butanoate
fruity
trans-3-hexenyl butyrate
fruity
trans-4,5-epoxy-(e)-2-decenal
metallic, green, fatty
trans-4,5-epoxy-(e)-dec-2-enal
metallic
trans-4,5-epoxy-(e,z)-2,7-decadienal
albedo-like
trans-4-hexenoic acid
characteristic brine aroma
trans-aconitic acid
dry, musty, nut, toasted, vegetable
trans-alpha-bergamotene
high-intensity aroma
trans-alpha-bisabolene
woody
trans-alpha-citronelene
herbal
trans-beta-acacene
herbal
trans-beta-caryophyllene
woody
trans-beta-damascenone
sweet
trans-beta-ionone
floral
trans-beta-ocimene
sweet, herbal, green, floral
trans-caffeic acid
spicy
trans-caftaric acid
fruity
trans-calamenene
woody
trans-caryophyllene
woody
trans-caryophyllene oxide
herbal
trans-cinnamaldehyde
spicy
trans-cinnamic acid
dairy
trans-cinnamyl acetate
fruity
trans-coniferyl alcohol
floral
trans-coutaric acid
dairy
trans-farnesol
floral, mugue
trans-geraniol
herbal
trans-geranylacetone
floral-fruity
trans-isoeugenol
spicy
trans-linalool
floral and fruity
trans-linalool oxide
floral, sweet, earthy, woody
trans-menthone
fruity
trans-nerolidol
floral, woody, waxy, green, citrus
trans-ocimene
herbal
trans-p-menthane-3,8-diol
floral
trans-piceid
spicy
trans-pinocamphone
fruity
trans-shisool
floral
trans-thujone
fruity
triacetin
bitter, clean, fruity, mild, tropical
triacontanal
green
triacontane
woody
triazol
chemical, mushroom
tribromophenol
marine
tributyrin
bitter, cheese, creamy, fatty, waxy
tricarboxylic acid
sour, odorless, faint
tricetin
bitter
trichloroanisole
mouldy/musty
trichodiene
herbal
tricosane
alkane
tricosanoic acid
fatty, waxy, mild
tricyclene
herbal
tridecan-2-one
fruity
tridecan-7-amine
positive aroma
tridecanal
waxy, citrus peel, soapy, fresh
tridecane
alkane
tridecanoic acid
waxy woody
Descriptions sourced from FlavorDB, TGSC, PubChem, and VCF databases. Learn more about our data sources.