Purslane is a plant with 217 known flavor compounds. Purslane appears in 58 recipes. Purslane has no compounds unique to it in our source data — its profile is made up entirely of volatiles common across many foods, so we don't report a signature molecule or a top pairing for it.
Compounds ranked by rarity — the higher the score, the more distinctive to this ingredient.
Of the ~226 molecules that drive perceived food aroma (Dunkel et al. 2014), Purslane's inventory contains 35. Most of the other 182 compounds are below detection threshold.
+ 23 more — showing top 12 by class and threshold.
Generalist = appears in >25% of foods (Maillard / fermentation products). Individualist = appears in <5% of foods (carries signature notes). Threshold values are in clean water — the actual perception threshold in a food matrix can differ substantially.
How Purslane's 217 known compounds break down by aroma category. Percentages are of compounds with a known label.
7 of 217 are distinctive to purslane — they appear in under 10% of foods. The remainder are the background most foods share.
Ordered by measured impact in purslane — concentration against odour threshold where both are published, then by how distinctive the molecule is across the graph. Molecules measured here but not established as odorants sit below those that are.
Ranked by how often cooks actually use them together, across 453,403 recipes — the familiar answer first. Each pairing still carries its molecular score and shared-compound count; only the ORDER differs. Counts cover every characterised molecule the two ingredients have in common, not only the aroma-active ones, so they can exceed an ingredient’s aroma-compound count. For the chemistry-first view — where the surprising pairings live — see the molecular network below, the side-by-side comparison, or the Pairing Tool.
Limited data for this ingredient
Our sources don't yet contain a dedicated aroma analysis for purslane. Its profile is built entirely from volatiles that are common across many foods, with none specific to it — so the ranking below reflects that shared background, not a distinct molecular match. Treat it as a placeholder until we have GC‑MS coverage for this ingredient.
Purslane and its 10 closest compound-sharing relatives. Spoke thickness = shared compounds; circle size = that ingredient's own compound count. Drag to rearrange, scroll to zoom, click to open.
Compare Purslane side-by-side
Drawn from PubMed + Europe PMC + food-science journals. Click any title to read the full abstract on the original source.
Acute liver failure (ALF) is a serious illness characterized by extensive liver cell damage and inflammation. The present study highlights the potential of purslane seed oil extrac... Read abstract →
This study presents a sensor-integrated framework for evaluating purslane (<i>Portulaca oleracea</i> L.) stalk flour as a functional ingredient in butter biscuits. A Design of Expe... Read abstract →
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disorder characterized by joint inflammation. Given the side effects of conventional treatments, this study focuses on the anti-in... Read abstract →
In this study, the phenolic compound profile and essential oil composition of Portulaca oleracea L. collected from the Bulancak (Giresun) region of Türkiye were investigated in det... Read abstract →
Foliar sprays of yeast extract (YE) at 1.67, 2.5, and 5 g/L were applied at 5 % véraison and again 10 days later to 'Cabernet Sauvignon' (CS) and 'Marselan' (MS) grown in eastern C... Read abstract →