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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yakuchinone

ylangene spicy, fresh, woody

ynoic acid corn, fatty, menthol

yomogi alcohol herbal

z,e-2,13-octadecadien

z,e-2,4-heptadienal green

z-10-pentadecen-1-ol floral

z-2-heptenal green-related

z-2-pentanol floral

z-3-hexen-1-ol acetate fruity

z-9-19 hexadecenal green

z-abienol herbal

z-citral lemongrass-like

z-citral (neral) green

z-ligustilide

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

± 12.0

± 15.0 a

± 2.0a

± 2.0c

± 2.1b

± 2.1c

α-ionol floral, spicy, apple, passion fruit, fruity, green

α-longipinene pine

α-tocopherol odorless, faint oily

β-asarone anise, sweet, woody, spicy

β-cryptoxanthin floral

β-damascone butter, fatty, floral, sweet, honey, jasmine

γ-gurjunene chemical, clove, pear

γ-sitosterol fatty, pine, chemical

δ-elemene wood

ρ-menth-1-en-4-ol floral

ρ-mentha-1,4-dien-7-ol floral

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