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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sclarene
herbal
sclareol
sweet woody balsamic clary sage amber weedy brothy cascarilla
sclareol oxide
herbal
sclareolide
at 0.10 - 5.00 ppm.
sclareololide
dairy
scopoletin
herbal
scutellarein
bitter
sec-butyl acetate
solvent fruity banana
sec-butyl isothiocyanate
sulfurous
sec-butylamine
ammonia and fishy odor
secondary alcohols
floral
sedanenolide
herbal
sedanolide
herbal
sedanonic anhydride
herbal
selinene
floral, green, honey, citrus, apple, fruity, solvent
senkyunolide
dairy
senkyunolide a
dairy
senkyunolide i
dairy
senkyunolide j
dairy
senkyunolide n
dairy
sesamol
roasted, chemical, pine
seselin
herbal
sesquiphellandrene
sweet, fruit, herb
sesquisabinene
woody
sesquisabinene hydrate
floral
sesquithujene
woody
sherry lactone 1
dairy
sherry lactone 2
dairy
shiitake alcohol
off-flavor
shikimic acid
sour
shogaol
butter, chemical, fatty
shyobunol
herbal
silica
odorless
silphin-1-ene
herbal
sinapic acid
odorless
sinensetin
bitter
sinigrin
bitter
sobrerol
herbal
soccol
soy, fermented
solanone
fruity tobacco melon
sorbic acid
dairy
sorbitol
odorless
sotolon
curry, maple, caramel, fenugreek
sotolone
fenugreek, curry, maple, caramel
spathulenol
earthy, herbal, woody, fruity
spatulenol
fruity, woody, sweet
spermidine
roasted
spermine
roasted
squalene
floral
stearic acid
odorless mild fatty waxy
stearol
floral
sterol
odorless, faint waxy, fatty
stigmasterol
other
strecker aldehydes
nutty, malty, toasted, cocoa
styrene
balsamic, gasoline
suberosin
herbal
succinate ester
fruity
succinic acid
odorless, sour
sucrose
other
sulcatone
fruity
sulfosalicylic acid
fruity
sulfur dioxide
bitter
sulphides
unpleasant
sylvestrene
herbal
syringaldehyde
mild, plastic, sweet, tonka, woody
syringic acid
sour
t-anethole
herbal
t-muurolol
herbal, spicy, woody, honey
tabanone
fruity
tallo-ocimene
herbal
tangeretin
bitter
tannic acid
other
tanoic acid
banana, cheesy, rancid, chemical, cooked
taraxerol
fatty, sweet, tropical
tartaric acid
tart acidic
tau-cadinol
woody
tau-cadinole
herbal
taurine
bitter
taxifolin
bitter
tdn
kerosene, petrol, aged
tea pyrrole
burnt
tecnol
chemical, coffee, fatty
terpenal
citrus and spice aromas
terpene alcohol
herbal
terpenoid
floral
terpenoids
floral
terpenoids (class)
positively correlated with non-meat aftertaste
terpenol
chemical, citrus, pine
terpenols
herbal
terpien-4-ol
herbal
terpinen-4-ol
earthy, musty, peppery
terpinene
pine, solvent, chemical, green, sweet, citrus, lavender, savory
terpinene-4-ol
earthy, musty, peppery, woody, pine
terpinenol
pine
terpineol
pine, woody, floral, citrus
terpinolen
herbal
terpinolene
pine, woody, citrus, fresh, sweet
terpinyl acetate
wax
terpinyl formate
bitter, citrus, floral, fruity, lavender
terpinyl propionate
bitter, citrus, geranium, green, herbal, old wood, tropical
tert-butanol
camphor
tetrachloroethylene
chemical
tetracosane
woody
tetracosanoic acid
chemical, fatty
tetradecanal
flower, wax
tetradecane
alkane
tetradecanoic acid
coconut, fatty, soapy, waxy
tetradecen-1-ol
waxy, fatty, oily
tetrahydrofuran
caramel
tetrahydrofurane
caramel
tetrahydrothiophen-3-one
butter, buttery, clam, garlic, green, meaty, vegetable
tetrahydrothiophene
cabbage
tetramethylscutellarein
herbal
tetrasulfide dipropyl
savory
tetrasulfide, dimethyl
cabbage, garlic, meaty, sulfur
tetrathiocane
savory
theapyrrole
roasted
theaspirane
green, tea, camphoraceous, woody, herbal
theaspirane a
herbal
theaspirane b
herbal
theaspirone
woody
thecontrol
chemical, faint
theobromine
bitter
thiamine
bitter
thiamine hydrochloride
bitter, mild, sour
thiazole
meaty, nutty, pyridine
thiiraneacetonitrile
sulfurous
thioanisole
solvent, spicy, toluene, woody
thiocresol
offensive sulfury taint
thiocyanates
pungent fragrance
thiocyanic acid methyl ester
savory
thioethers
savory
thiofurans
savory
thiophen-2-ylmethanethiol
green, fruity, woody
thiophene
garlic
thiophene-2-carbaldehyde
sulfur, sulfurous
thiophene-2-thiol
savory
thiophenes
savory
thiophenol
offensive sulfury taint
thiopropanal-s-oxide
lachrymatory
thiosulfate
savory
thiosulphinates
savory
threonic acid
dairy
threshol
citrus
thujene
lemon, eucalyptus, pine, solvent, chemical, menthol
thujone
herbal
thujones
fruity
thujopsene
woody
thunbergol
herbal
thymohydroquinone
fennel
thymol
thyme, medicinal
thymol methyl ether
herbal, woody, spicy, medicinal
thymoquinone
fruity
thymyl acetate
fruity
tiglic aldehyde
green, fruity, pungent, nutty
toluene
paint
torreyol
camphor, chemical, guava
trans,cis-2,6-nonadien-1-ol
cucumber, green, melon, violet, fatty
trans,trans-2,4-heptadienal
cinnamon, hazelnut
trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal
fatty, green, watermelon
trans-(+)-s-propenyl-l-cysteine sulfoxide
kokumi flavor (continuity, thickness, and mouthfulness)
trans-.alpha.-bergaptene
tea, warm, wood, woody
trans-2,4-decadienal
green
trans-2,8-menthadien-1-ol
floral
trans-2-decenal
waxy, orange, fatty
trans-2-dodecenal
aldehydic, citrus, fat, fruity, green, herbal, mandarin, metallic, orange, sweet, waxy
trans-2-hexen-1-al
green
trans-2-hexen-1-ol
green, leafy
trans-2-hexenal
green, leafy, apple, fatty, aldehydic
trans-2-hexenal dimethyl acetal
apple, fruity
trans-2-hexenyl acetate
apple skin, banana peel, fresh, green, privet, sweet, waxy
Descriptions sourced from FlavorDB, TGSC, PubChem, and VCF databases. Learn more about our data sources.