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 8 of 8 matching compounds .
xanthohumol
bitter
xanthorrhizol
spicy
xanthotoxin
bitter
xanthoxylin
borneol, camphor
xylic acid
faint, phenolic, acidic
xylitol
odorless
Descriptions sourced from FlavorDB, TGSC, PubChem, and VCF databases. Learn more about our data sources.