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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octane alkane

octane-2,3-dione broccoli, buttery, cooked, dill

octanoate fruity

octanoate isopentyl fruity

octanoic acid sweaty, cheesy, waxy

octanoic acid ethyl ester fruity

octanoic acid isoamyl fruity

octanoic acid methyl ester tropical fruit, creamy fullness

octanoic acid-2-phenylethanol ester floral

octanol waxy, green, citrus, aldehydic, orange

octanyl acetate fruity

octatonic acid yeasty, earthy

octen-1-ol butter, camphor, chemical

octen-1-ol-acetate no odor

octen-2-one spicy, roasted, burnt, coffee

octen-3-ol mushroom, earthy, green, fungal

octen-3-one mushroom, metallic, earthy

octyl 2-methylbutyrate fruity, green, musty, waxy

octyl acetate fruit

octyl butyrate creamy, earthy, fresh, fruity, green, jasmin, natural, oily, waxy

octyl esters fruity

octyl formate cucumber, fruity, orange, rose, waxy

octyl octanoate coconut oily fruity

octylcyclohexane woody

oic acid waxy, fatty, sweet

oleacein fruity

oleic acid fat

oleocanthal fruity

oleuropein bitter

ontrol fatty

organic acid esters fruity

organic acids dairy

organic acids (class) dairy

oryzanol almond, chemical, fatty

oxacyclohexadecan-2-one animal, fruity, musk, musky, natural, powdery

oxalic acid bland mild caramellic

oxalic acid, isobutyl hexyl ester fruity

oxidoselina-1,3,7(11)-trien-8-one herbal

oxime-, methoxy-phenyl-

oxirane

oxiraneoctanoic acid chemical, pear

oxolane-2,5-dione dairy

oxycanthine bitter

oxypeucedanin hydrate herbal

p-(2 menthen)-1-ol floral

p-allylanisole

p-allylphenyl aromatic oxide

p-benzoquinone

p-camphorene diterpene, low, solvent

p-coumaric acid balsamic

p-coumaryl alcohol fatty acyl esters fruity

p-cymen-7-ol balsamic-scented

p-cymene solvent, gasoline, citrus

p-cymenene ginger, chili

p-dimethoxybenzene

p-hydroxybenzaldehyde green

p-hydroxybenzyl alcohol floral

p-hydroxybenzyl methyl ether

p-menth-1,8-ol floral

p-menth-1-en-9-al fruity/apple

p-menth-1-en-9-ol fruit, herb

p-menth-1-en-9-yl acetate fruit, herb

p-menth-3-en-8-ol herbal

p-menth-4(8)-ene-1,2-diol herbal

p-menth-8-en-1-ol herbal

p-menth-8-ene-1,2-diol cool, minty

p-mentha-1(7),8-diene-ol herbal

p-mentha-1,2,3-triol herbal

p-mentha-1,3,8-triene camphor, herbal, turpentine, woody

p-mentha-1,5-dien-8-ol

p-mentha-1,8(10)diene-9-ethyl acetate fruity

p-mentha-2,8-dien-1-ol herbal

p-mentha-8(9)-en-1,2-diol herbal

p-mentha-8-thiol-3-one berry, buchu, fruity, green, minty, peach, sulfury, tropical

p-menthan-8-ol lime, pine, sweet, terpenic, woody

p-menthane pine

p-menthane-1,8-diol floral

p-menthane-3,8-diol eucalyptus, herbal, minty

p-menthene-8-thiol aromatic, grapefruit, naphthyl, resinous, sulfury, woody

p-methane-1,8-diol herbal

p-methyl thiobenzaldehyde savory

p-methylacetophenone bitter almond-like

p-methylanisole

p-methylphenol spicy

p-tolyl isovalerate animal, herbal, sweet, tobacco

p-vinylguaiacol spicy, fruity

p-vinylphenylisothiocyanate

p-xylene woody

palmitic acid slightly waxy fatty

palmitic acid ethyl ester fruity

palmitoleic acid honey

panaginsene woody

pantolactone cotton candy

pantothenic acid other

papaverine bitter

para-anisaldehyde diethyl acetal

para-cymene at 1.00 - 10.00 ppm.

paradol pungent, spicy, peppery, hot

paraffin wax odorless to mild waxy

parthenolide bitter

patchoulane woody

patchouli alcohol patchouli earthy camphor powdery

patchoulol chemical, fatty, fruity, floral, green, orange, rose

patchulane herbal

pent-2-enyl butanoate fruity

pent-2-enyl hexanoate banana, bergamot

pentachloroanisole musty

pentacosane woody

pentadecanal fresh

pentadecane alkane

pentadecanoic acid waxy

pentadecanoic acid ethyl ester fruity

pentadecyl acrylate

pentadecyl propyl ester fruity

pentan-1-ol sweet, roasted, fatty, oily, solvent, fruity, bready, fermented, pungent

pentan-1-ol m floral

pentan-2-ol floral

pentan-2-one green, caramel, roasted, burnt, cooked

pentanal almond, malt, pungent

pentane alkane

pentane, 2,3-dimethyl gasoline odor

pentane-2,3-dione buttery, caramel

pentanoic acid sweat

pentanoic acid ethyl ester fruity

pentanoic acid, 2-hydroxy-4-methyl-, ethyl ester fruity

pentanol fruit

pentanone ether

pentathiepane savory

pentatriacontane woody

penten-1-ol green, fresh, fruity

penten-2-ol green

penten-2-one pungent, green, mustard

penten-3-ol green, pungent, wet, buttery

penten-3-one woody, spicy, sweet, bready, citrus

pentenoic acid pungent, sour, cheesy

pentyl butyrate banana, cherry, fruity, pineapple, sweet, tropical

pentyl formate fruity, green, ethereal, unripe banana

pentyl hexanoate fruity, apple, pineapple, green

pentyl isothiocyanate pungent, mustard, green, cabbage

pentyl pentanoate ripe, fruity, apple

pentyl propanoate fruity

pentyl propionate fruity

pentyl valerate apple, fruity, ripe

pentylamine ammoniacal, fishy

perilla alcohol fatty, green, linalool, terpineol

perilla aldehyde green

perilla ketone fruity

perillaldehyde fat

perillene woody

perillic acid sour

perillyl acetate herbal, spicy

peruviol floral, mild, wax

petunidin 3-o-(6-o-p-coumaroyl)-5-o-diglucoside

phellandral green

phellandrene minty

phellopterin herbal

phenanthrene

phenethyl 2-methylbutyrate floral, green, rose, sweet, tropical, waxy

phenethyl acetate rose, honey, floral, sweet

phenethyl formate rose green hyacinth watercress herbal

phenethyl isothiocyanate bitter, gooseberry, green, horseradish, watercress

phenethyl octanoate sweet waxy green cocoa fruity

phenethylaldehyde green

phenethylamine ammoniacal, fishy

phenethylethanol floral

phenol phenol

phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) spicy

phenolic acid dairy

phenolic aldehydes green

phenols phenolic, smoky, medicinal

phenols (class) spicy

phenols (general) flavor and aroma contribution

phenyl acetate floral, sweet, rose, honey

phenyl ethyl acetate rose, honey, floral, fruity

phenyl ethyl isothiocyanate

phenyl-1-ethanol floral

phenyl-3-propyl acetate fruity

phenyl-oxirane

phenylacetaldehyde hawthorne, honey, sweet

phenylacetaldoxime

phenylacetic acid honey, floral, sweet, waxy

phenylacetic acid, ethyl ester fruity

phenylacetonitrile roasted

phenylalanine

phenylethanal honey and floral

phenylethanol rose, floral, honey, sweet

phenylethyl alcohol rose, floral, honey, sweet

phenylethyl isovalerate apricot, bitter, floral, fruity, peach, rose, sweet

phenylethyl ketone fruity

phenylmethanol floral

phenylmethanthiol sesame, roasted meat, garlic

phenylmethyl acetate fruity

phenylmethyl ester fruity

phenylpropanoic acid butter, floral, sweet, honey, vanilla, cinnamon, fruity, creamy

phloretin bitter, odorless

phloridzin

phlorizin bitter

phloroglucinol spicy

phomotenone honey

phosphoric acid other

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