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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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2,5-dimethylthiophene nutty, sulfury
2,5-hexanedione attractive
2,6,6-trimethyl-1-cyclohexene-1-acetaldehyde beef, camphor, cooling, fruity, weedy, woody
2,6-di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol phenolic, camphor, musty
2,6-dibromophenol marine, iodine, phenolic
2,6-dichlorophenol off-flavor
2,6-dienal green
2,6-diethylpyrazine roasted, cocoa, nutty, peanut
2,6-dimethoxyphenol smoky, phenolic, medicinal, woody, sweet
2,6-dimethyl-1,3,7-octatrien-6-ol floral and fruity odor, harsh and sickening odor
2,6-dimethyl-4-heptanone fruity, green, sweet
2,6-dimethyl-5-heptenal fruit, green, melon
2,6-dimethylphenol phenolic, medicinal, sweet, smoky
2,6-dimethylpyrazine cocoa, coffee, nutty
2,6-dimethylpyridine amine, bready, cocoa, nutty, oily, woody
2,6-dimethylthiophenol meaty, metallic, phenolic, roasted, sulfurous, sulfury
2,6-nonadienal cucumber, green, melon, fatty
2,6-nonadienal, (e,e)- fresh, citrus, green, cucumber, melon
2,7-octadien-1-ol fruity, mushroom
2-(4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-yl) propan-2-ol floral and fruity aroma with green attributes
2-(4-methylphenyl)propan-2-ol camphor, cherry, citrus, coumarin, floral, fruity, must, sweet
2-/3-methylbutyric acid sweaty, rancid
2-[(methylthio)methyl]-2-butenal burnt, cabbage, cooked, matches, onion, roasted
2-acetopyridine roasted, steamed, sweet flavor
2-acetyl-1-pyrroline popcorn, roasted, bread crust
2-acetyl-1h-pyrrole enhances fruity aromas
2-acetyl-2-thiazoline roasted, meaty, popcorn
2-acetyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine caramel, hazelnut, nutty, roasted
2-acetyl-3-ethylpyrazine chip, corn, earthy, nutty, oily, popcorn, potato, tomato
2-acetyl-3-methylpyrazine roasted, nutty, toasted, grain
2-acetyl-5-methylfuran nutty, musty, coconut, hay
2-acetylfuran sweet, balsamic, cocoa, caramel
2-acetyloxazole roasted
2-acetylpyrazine nutty, popcorn-like
2-acetylpyridine crackers, bread crust, roasted
2-acetylpyrrole nutty, walnut, bread, musty, licorice
2-acetyltetrahydropyridine popcorn, roasty, bready, cracker
2-acetylthiazole roast, nut, sulfur
2-alkenals stale oil, oatmeal
2-benzenedicarboxylic acid odorless, faint, chemical
2-benzyl-4,5-dimethyl-3-oxazoline green, cardboard, musty
2-bornene herbal
2-bornyl propionate camphor, fruit, lavender, pine, pungent, turpentine, woody
2-bromophenol marine/ocean flavor, shrimp/crab/fish/sea salt-like
2-butanol fruity, winey, sweet, oily
2-butanone ethereal, acetone, fruity, solvent
2-butanone-d fruity
2-butenal pungent, green, fruity, sweet
2-butene butter, chemical, fruity, floral
2-butenoate apple, fruity, banana, pear, pine
2-butenoic acid pear, chemical
2-butoxyethanol solvent, mild ethereal, sweet
2-butyl-2-octenal green vegetable leafy cucumber oily herbal fatty watercress violet
2-butyl-4,5-dimethyl-3(2h)-furanone sweet, buttery flavor
2-butylfuran fruity, sweet, wine, spicy, mild
2-carene herbal
2-decanal fatty, green
2-decanol fatty, waxy, oily, green, rose
2-decanone orange, floral, fatty, peach
2-decen-1-ol waxy citrus fatty rue spicy oily tallow rancid
2-decenal fatty, fried, tallow, orange peel, green
2-decenol waxy, fresh air, citrus, rose, rue
2-dodecanol fermented, menthol
2-dodecanone waxy, fruity, floral, orange
2-dodecenal fatty, waxy, citrus peel, cilantro, herbal
2-enal fruity, ethereal, solvent
2-enoate fruity, solvent, ethereal
2-enol cooked
2-ethanediol fruity, sweet, caramel, nutty, waxy
2-ethenyl-5-methylpyrazine vegetal, earthy, roasted
2-ethenyl-6-methylpyrazine roasted, nutty, earthy, vegetal
2-ethyl-1-hexanol sweet fatty fruity
2-ethyl-2-hexen-1-ol grassy, green
2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine potato, roasted, earthy
2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine roasted, nutty, earthy, cocoa
2-ethyl-3-methoxypyrazine earthy, raw potato, bell pepper, nutty
2-ethyl-3-methylpyrazine nutty, roasted, raw
2-ethyl-4,5-dimethyloxazole green, earthy, vegetable, creamy
2-ethyl-4-hydroxy-5-methyl-3(2h)-furanone butterscotch, candy, caramel, sweet
2-ethyl-5-methylpyrazine roasted, nutty, peanut, coffee
2-ethyl-6-methylpyrazine roasted, nutty, potato, toasty
2-ethylbutyric acid acidic, berry, caramel, dry, fruity, sour, whiskey
2-ethylfuran burnt, earthy, malty, sweet
2-ethylhexanoic acid fatty, cheesy, sweaty, rancid
2-ethylpyrazine bitter, butter, cocoa, musty, nutty, peanut, peanut butter, roasted, wood, woody
2-ethylthiophene sulfurous
2-formylpyrrole butter, rose, coffee, green, roasty, mushroom, minty
2-furaldehyde almond, bread, sweet, woody, caramellic
2-furanmethanethiol, 5-methyl- coffee, roast, roasted, sulfur, sulfurous
2-furanmethanol burnt, caramel, sweet, bready
2-furfurylthiol coffee, roasted, sulfury
2-furoate caramel, burnt, toasted, rancid, almond, vanilla, nutty, peach, coconut, chemical
2-furoic acid odorless
2-furylacetone radish, spicy
2-furylmethanol caramel
2-furylmethanthiol sesame, roasted meat, garlic

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