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 200 of 5240 compounds · page 26 of 27.
trans-2-hexenyl butyrate
apple, banana, fruity, grassy, green, orchid
trans-2-hexenyl hexanoate
fruity
trans-2-methylthiophan-3-ol
floral
trans-2-nonen-1-ol
green, melon, violet, waxy
trans-2-nonenal
cardboard, fatty, cucumber
trans-2-octen-1-ol
citrus, green, plastic, soap
trans-2-penten-1-ol
green, mushroom
trans-2-pentenal
green, apple, fruity, pungent
trans-2-pinanol
herbal
trans-2-undecen-1-ol
floral, rose, waxy
trans-3-hexen-1-ol
green, fresh, grassy, fatty, earthy
trans-3-hexen-1-ol acetate
fruity
trans-3-hexenol
floral
trans-3-hexenyl acetate
fruity
trans-3-hexenyl butanoate
fruity
trans-3-hexenyl butyrate
fruity
trans-4,5-epoxy-(e)-2-decenal
metallic, green, fatty
trans-4,5-epoxy-(e)-dec-2-enal
metallic
trans-4,5-epoxy-(e,z)-2,7-decadienal
albedo-like
trans-4-hexenoic acid
characteristic brine aroma
trans-aconitic acid
dry, musty, nut, toasted, vegetable
trans-alpha-bergamotene
high-intensity aroma
trans-alpha-bisabolene
woody
trans-alpha-citronelene
herbal
trans-beta-acacene
herbal
trans-beta-caryophyllene
woody
trans-beta-damascenone
sweet
trans-beta-ionone
floral
trans-beta-ocimene
sweet, herbal, green, floral
trans-caffeic acid
spicy
trans-caftaric acid
fruity
trans-calamenene
woody
trans-caryophyllene
woody
trans-caryophyllene oxide
herbal
trans-cinnamaldehyde
spicy
trans-cinnamic acid
dairy
trans-cinnamyl acetate
fruity
trans-coniferyl alcohol
floral
trans-coutaric acid
dairy
trans-farnesol
floral, mugue
trans-geraniol
herbal
trans-geranylacetone
floral-fruity
trans-isoeugenol
spicy
trans-linalool
floral and fruity
trans-linalool oxide
floral, sweet, earthy, woody
trans-menthone
fruity
trans-nerolidol
floral, woody, waxy, green, citrus
trans-ocimene
herbal
trans-p-menthane-3,8-diol
floral
trans-piceid
spicy
trans-pinocamphone
fruity
trans-shisool
floral
trans-thujone
fruity
triacetin
bitter, clean, fruity, mild, tropical
triacontanal
green
triacontane
woody
triazol
chemical, mushroom
tribromophenol
marine
tributyrin
bitter, cheese, creamy, fatty, waxy
tricarboxylic acid
sour, odorless, faint
tricetin
bitter
trichloroanisole
mouldy/musty
trichodiene
herbal
tricosane
alkane
tricosanoic acid
fatty, waxy, mild
tricyclene
herbal
tridecan-2-one
fruity
tridecan-7-amine
positive aroma
tridecanal
waxy, citrus peel, soapy, fresh
tridecane
alkane
tridecanoic acid
waxy woody
tridecanol
must
triethylamine
ammoniacal, fishy
trilobatin
other
trimethyl-pyrazine
meaty, roasted
trimethylamine
fishy, ammoniacal
trimethylamine oxide
odorless
trimethyloxazole
nutty, nut skin, roasted, wasabi, shellfish, mustard, vegetable
trisulfide dipropyl
savory
trisulfide methyl propyl
savory
trisulfides
savory
tritriacontane
woody
trizol
green, faint
tryptamine
roasted
tryptophol
roasted
tumerone
herbal
turmerone
fruity
tyramine
mild meaty dirty cooked phenolic rubbery
tyrosol
faint, phenolic, slightly bitter
umbelliferone
herbal
umbellulone
irritating properties
undecadien-2-one
fatty, green, fruity
undecan-2-one
fruity
undecanal
waxy, sweet, floral
undecane
alkane
undecanoic acid
waxy, creamy, cheesy, fatty, coconut
undecanoic acid methyl ester
fruity
undecylenic acid
sweet, woody
unii-27y1fyy1bv
fruity
unii-3kct4wmt7e
ether, flower
unii-89jv2mj158
woody
unii-m41y60o5bz
fruity, gassy, grass, green, powerful
unii-p6b6jd2n2z
citrus, green
unii-r1auq945jn
fresh, mint, minty
uridine
other
ursolic acid
sour
uvaol
herbal
vaccenic acid
sour
valencen
asprin, citrus, dry, fresh, grapefruit, green, oil, oily, orange, sweet, woody
valencene
citrus, green, woody
valeranone
fruity
valerianol
pear, pine, floral, green, chemical
valerophenone
balsam, valerian
valofin
bitter, cooling, fruity, sweet, woody
vanilic acid
dairy
vanillic acid
vanilla, sweet, creamy, powdery, milky
vanillin
vanilla, sweet, creamy
vanillyl alcohol
floral
vanillyl glycol
floral
vanillylacetone
animal, clove, ginger, phenolic, spicy, sweet, vanilla, woody
veratrol
spicy
verbenalin
bitter
verbenene
herbal
verbenol
fresh, ozone, pine
verbenyl acetate
fruity
vinyl acetate
fruity
vinyl-dithiin
savory
vinyl-guaiacol
spicy
vinylphenol
spicy
vinylphenols
spicy
violet leaf aldehyde
cucumber, dry, fatty, green, leaf, violet, wax
viridiflorene
herbal
viridiflorol
green, sweet
vitamin u
green, malty, potato, sulfury, tomato
vitexin
other
vitispirane
earthy, floral, fruity, woody
volatile phenols
smoky, phenolic, medicinal, woody
whiskey lactone
coconut, woody, sweet
whiskey lactone isomer
dairy
whisky lactone
coconut, oak, woody, celery
widdrene
herbal
wine lactone
coconut, spice
wln: r1u1vo1r
apricot, balsam, cherry, chocolate, floral, fruity, peach, pineapple, sweet
wormwood
wormwood
xanthohumol
bitter
xanthorrhizol
spicy
xanthotoxin
bitter
xanthoxylin
borneol, camphor
xylic acid
faint, phenolic, acidic
xylitol
odorless
y-hexanolactone
dairy
Descriptions sourced from FlavorDB, TGSC, PubChem, and VCF databases. Learn more about our data sources.