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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.

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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 8 of 8 matching compounds .

whiskey lactone coconut, woody, sweet
whisky lactone coconut, oak, woody, celery
widdrene herbal
wine lactone coconut, spice
wln: r1u1vo1r apricot, balsam, cherry, chocolate, floral, fruity, peach, pineapple, sweet
wormwood wormwood

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