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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 19 of 19 matching compounds .

z-2-heptenal green-related
z-2-pentanol floral
z-abienol herbal
z-citral lemongrass-like
zeaxanthin floral
zingerone Spicy with a biting, lingering heat
zingiberene spice, fresh, sharp
zingiberenol metal
zingiberol of ginger root oil
zoic acid butter, fatty, lemon, chemical, minty
zonarene woody
zwiebelanes savory

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