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Roselle

Roselle is a herb with 241 known flavor compounds. The most distinctive molecule is epoxylinalool (a floral, lavender-like note). It pairs most strongly with bamboo shoots, sharing 207 flavor compounds. Roselle appears in 17 recipes, most commonly in indian cuisine.

Scientific name: Hibiscus sabdariffa
species of plant, Roselle
Wikidata Q319390 (CC0)
Roselle — ingredient reference image
241
Flavor Compounds
8
Top Pairings of 856 scored

Flavor Science

Flavor Profile Breakdown

241 compounds

How Roselle's 241 known compounds break down by aroma category. Percentages are of compounds with a known label.

sour 42 · 17.4%
other 36 · 14.9%
floral 27 · 11.2%
green 22 · 9.1%
fruity 20 · 8.3%
herbal 17 · 7.1%
roasted 16 · 6.6%
caramel 8 · 3.3%
spicy 8 · 3.3%
sulfurous 7 · 2.9%

Most Used In

Indian (2)

Flavor Compounds

22 of 241 are distinctive to roselle — they appear in under 10% of foods. The remainder are the background most foods share.

Ordered by measured impact in roselle — 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.

Molecules volatile enough to reach the nose.
4-methoxybenzaldehyde palmitoleic acid 5-methyl-2-furfural 6,10,14-trimethylpentadecan-2-one 2-ethylfuran 2-propanol malic acid eucalyptol furfural acetic acid methyl salicylate beta-caryophyllene 2-pentylfuran 2-furaldehyde trans-2-hexenal linalool nonanal tetradecanoic acid propionic acid limonene palmitic acid 3-(methylthio)propanal 2-methyl-1-butanol methanethiol coumarin 3-methylbutanal 2-methylbutyraldehyde isobutyraldehyde phenethyl acetate eugenol +113 more citric acid stearic acid galacturonic acid lutein isorhamnetin isoliquiritigenin taxifolin daidzein squalene genistein quercetin luteolin myricetin phloretin zeaxanthin aconitic acid stigmasterol naringenin inosine guanosine apigenin adenosine l-isoleucine kaempferol l-leucine cholesterol lotaustralin rebaudioside a phlorizin inosinic acid 1,4-cineole tartaric acid caffeine α-tocopherol retinol epoxylinalool cyanidin-3-glucoside alpha-terpinyl acetate (z)-hex-3-en-1-ol l-rhamnose dl-tartaric acid (e)-hept-2-enal d-xylose calcium lactate hypoxanthine creatine chlorophyll b choline daidzin chlorophyll a l-methionine theobromine nicotinic acid d-lactic acid creatinine 5-p-coumaroylquinic acid hydantoin 1,3,5-trimethoxybenzene umbelliferone neoglucobrassicin

Best Pairings for Roselle

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.

Molecular Neighborhood

Roselle 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.

Molecular neighborhood diagram of roselle — top 10 ingredients ranked by shared volatile compounds
1
Bamboo Shoots plant
207 shared compounds
60%
2
Sorrel herb
209 shared compounds
73%
3
Papaya fruit
221 shared compounds
33%
4
Red Currant fruit
102 shared compounds
39%
5
Tea plant
210 shared compounds
29%
6
Lemon fruit citrus
218 shared compounds
55%
7
Ginger spice
221 shared compounds
49%
8
Gelatin additive
29 shared compounds
16%

Compare Roselle side-by-side

Roselle vs Bamboo Shoots Roselle vs Sorrel Roselle vs Papaya Roselle vs Red Currant Roselle vs Tea Roselle vs Lemon

Recipes with Roselle

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Shaddock Salad

Shaddock Salad

roselle seed
2 ingr. · 2 steps View →
Roselle Gelatine

Roselle Gelatine

lemon water roselle
3 ingr. · 2 steps View →
Roselle Drink

Roselle Drink

roselle water sugar +1
4 ingr. View →
Roselle Jelly

Roselle Jelly

flour sugar roselle +1
4 ingr. · 9 steps View →
Jamaican Sorrel Soda

Jamaican Sorrel Soda

water roselle tea +2
5 ingr. · 5 steps View →
Rothe Grutze.

Rothe Grutze.

roselle raspberry syrup +4
7 ingr. View →
Research basis

Roselle is supported by 1,287 peer-reviewed papers

Drawn from PubMed + Europe PMC + food-science journals. Click any title to read the full abstract on the original source.
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