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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bioethanol green

biomol green, piney

biotin sulfurous

biphenyl green, geranium, rose, pungent

bis(2-ethylhexyl) adipate fruity

bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate fruity

bis(2-methyl-3-furyl) disulfide meaty, roasted

bis(2-methyl-3-furyl) disulphide meaty, cooked ham

bis(2-methyl-furyl) disulfide meaty, savory

bis(methylthio)methane cheese, garlic, green, horseradish, mushroom, spicy, sulfur, sulfurous

bis-(1-sulfanylpropyl)-sulfide savory

bis-methylthiomethyl disulfide savory

bisabolene spicy and citrus note, tropical, floral, fruity, astringent and green

bisabolol floral, sweet, mild, balsamic

bisabolol oxide herbal

bisabolol oxide b herbal

bismethyl(dithio)methane savory

bisphenol faint, phenolic, chemical

bitter acids bittering

black currant

borneol camphor, pine, woody

borneol acetate fruity

bornyl acetate balsamic, camphor, cedar, fresh, herbal, pine, pine needle, spice, sweet, woody

bornyl formate green

bornyl isovalerate herb, earth, green

bornylene herbal

botrydial herbal

bovolide herbal, minty, spicy

branched-chain alcohols solvent

branched-chain aldehydes green

bristol chemical, cooked, fatty

bromine chemical

bulnesol spice

burnt-sweet, roast

but-2-enoic acid sour/rancid

butan-1-ol fruity, floral, green, roasty, roasted, chemical

butan-2-ol wine, fusel, solvent

butan-2-one ethereal, acetone, fruity, solvent

butanal pungent, green

butanal-3-methyl chocolate

butanal-d green

butane

butane-2,3-diol flowery

butane-2,3-dione buttery, creamy

butanedioic acid odorless, faint, sour

butanedioic acid diethyl ester fruity

butanedione fruity

butanoic acid rancid, cheesy, sweaty, butter, sour

butanoic acid 2-methyl-ethyl ester fruity

butanoic acid 3-methyl-ethyl ester fruity

butanoic acid butyl ester fruity

butanoic acid ethyl ester sweet

butanoic acid hexyl ester fruity

butanoic acid methyl ester fruity

butanoic acid octyl ester fruity

butanoic acid, (z)-3-hexenyl ester apple-scented

butanoic acid, 2-methyl-, methyl ester fruity

butanoic acid, 3-methyl-, 2-phenylethyl ester floral, fruity, sweet, rose, peach, apricot

butanoic acid, 3-methyl-3-methylbutyl ester fruity

butanoic acid, 3-oxo-, 2-methylpropyl ester fruity

butanoic methyl ester fruity

butanol wine

butanone fruity

butein bitter

buten-1-ol fruity, fusel, solvent

buten-2-ol chemical, fatty, fermented

buten-2-one chemical, coffee, fermented

butenoic acid pear, chemical

butyl 2-methylbutanoate fruit, cocoa

butyl 2-methylbutyrate chocolate, cocoa, fruit, fruity, green

butyl 3-hydroxybutanoate fruity

butyl acetate pear

butyl acetate-d fruity

butyl acrylate sharp, acrid, plastic, solvent

butyl aldehyde diethyl acetal fruity aroma

butyl anthranilate berry, floral, fruity, grape, petitgrain, plum, powdery, sweet, wine

butyl benzoate balsamic

butyl butyrate apple, banana, berry, fruity, peach, pear, pineapple, sweet

butyl decanoate whiskey

butyl formate brandy, fruity, plum, rum

butyl hexanoate fruit

butyl isobutyrate apple, banana, fruity, green, sweet, tropical

butyl isothiocyanate sulfur, pungent, green

butyl isovalerate apple, fruit, green, peach, pear, pineapple, sweet

butyl lactate creamy, fermented, fruity, mushroom, waxy

butyl mercaptan sulfury, garlic, onion, egg, coffee

butyl octadecanoate mild, fatty, oily

butyl octanoate fruit

butyl pentanoate apple, fruity, green, pineapple, raspberry, sweet, tropical

butyl propenyl disulphide aroma

butyl propionate banana, earthy, rose, sweet, weak

butylated hydroxytoluene mild phenolic camphor

butylcyclohexane woody

butylidenephthalide celery, herbal, lovage

butylphthalide celery, herbal

butyrolactone caramel, sweet, creamy, coconut

butyrophenone camphor cherry walnut hazelnut

c13-norisoprenoids fruity and floral

c2h6s2

c4h8s

c6 alcohols floral

c6 aldehydes herbal/green

c6h10s

c6h8s

cadalene woody

cadaverine Sperm, dead-animal, animalic

cadina-1,4-diene herbal

cadinene woody terpenic herbal vetiver patchouli spicy chamomile phenolic

cadinenes herbal

cadinol woody, herbal, camphor

cadinol, epi-alpha floral

cafestol palmitate herbal

caffeic acid sour

caffeine odorless, bitter

caftaric acid odorless

calamene woody

calamusenone fruity

calarene herbal

calcium iodate odorless

calcium lactate odorless

calcium oxide odorless

campagnol mushroom, umami, chemical

campestrolide

camphene camphor, woody, fir, herbal

camphene hydrate camphor

campholenic aldehyde amber, green, herbal, leafy, woody

camphor camphor, minty

canoic acid chemical, clove, fatty

canolol coffee, fatty, pine

capraldehyde green

caprolactam amine, spicy, bitter

capsaicin hot, pungent

carbinol mild, oily, fresh

carbon dioxide odorless

carbon disulfide sulfurous, garlic, onion, flinty, cabbage

carbon disulphide savory

carbonic acid, monoamide, n-(2-pentyl)-n-octyl-, ethyl ester fruity

carbonyl sulphide savory

carbopol odorless, faint

carboxylbenzaldehyde green

carboxylic acid fatty, waxy, sour

carboxylic acids off-flavor

carboxylic acids (general) flavor and aroma contribution

carbpol odorless, faint

cardamomin

cardiol apple, chemical, fatty

carnitine other

carnosic acid spicy

carnosol bitter, odorless

carotol pleasent mild

carotol, (+)- mild, pleasant

carvacrol oregano, thyme, savory

carvacryl acetate fruity

carvacryl methyl ether herbal, leafy, spicy

carvenone spearmint

carveol fresh, spearmint, caraway

carvomenthone herbal, minty, spearmint

carvone spearmint, minty, caraway, licorice

carvone oxide caraway, mint, spearmint, spicy, sweet

carvotanacetone fruity

caryophyllene spicy, woody, clove-like

caryophyllene alcohol moss, earth, spice

caryophyllene alpha-oxide herb, sweet, spice, fresh, dry, woody, spicy

caryophyllene epoxide herbal

caryophyllene oxide herb, sweet, spice

catechin bitter, astringent

catechol phenolic, smoky, medicinal

cedar

cedar alcohol floral

cedr-8-ene cedar, fresh, sweet, woody

cedrelanol balsam, earthy, odorless

cedrenol fruit

cedrol woody amber floral cedar ambrette musk powdery

celestolide ambergris, animal, cedar, musk, woody

cembratriene-diol herbal

cembrene other

cetene

chamazulene herbal

chamigrene herbal

chavicine roasted

chavicol phenolic, medicinal, spicy, smoky

chebi:49249 balsamic

chebi:88903 earthy, floral, flower, sweet, woody

cheesy

chlorine chemical

chlorobenzene chemical

chloroform chemical

chlorogenic acid dairy

chlorophenols spicy

chlorophyll a fruity

chlorophyll b fruity

cholestanone

cholesterol bland

choline other

chrysanthenone fruity

chrysanthenyl acetate fruity

chrysin bitter

chrysoeriol bitter

cianidanol bitter

cinchonidine bitter

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