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Allspice

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Allspice

What it is

Allspice is the dried, unripe berry of Pimenta dioica, an evergreen tree native to the Caribbean and Central America.

What it tastes like

On the nose: camphor, cloves, pine, floral. Among its measured molecules: chavicol, delta-Amorphene, alpha-ylangene, methyl eugenol, gamma-muurolene.

What goes with it

201 more go with it. See them all in the full library →

Salt and acid

Salt

0 mgAsian pear10 mgCinnamon100 mgFennel seed1,000 mgOlive10,000 mgFish sauce

Sodium 77 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 171315.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

21 of 70 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • 1,8-cineolearomaterpenoidreads as camphor (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.8% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1032.8) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row '1,8-cineole', % (Fruits) column)
  • eugenolaromaphenolreads as cloves (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 341 ingredients.cite
    65.9% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1363.7) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'eugenol', % (Fruits) column)
  • linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.6% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1101.5) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'linalool', % (Fruits) column)
  • methyl eugenolaromaacidreads as bitter, burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 7 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.9% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1401.7) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'methyleugenol', % (Fruits) column)
  • γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.2% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1057.9) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'γ-terpinene', % (Fruits) column)
  • α-terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 16 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.1% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1018.0) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'α-terpinene', % (Fruits) column)
  • o-cymenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 11 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.1% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1025.2) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'o-cymene', % (Fruits) column)
  • terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.0% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1180.8) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'Terpinen-4-ol', % (Fruits) column)
  • terpinolenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.3% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1085.9) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'terpinolene', % (Fruits) column)
  • alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.1% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1195.4) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'α-terpineol', % (Fruits) column)
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as lemon (PubChem)Measured in 92 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.4% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1029.6) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'limonene', % (Fruits) column)
  • myrcenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 68 of 341 ingredients.cite
    10.1% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 991.9) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'β-myrcene', % (Fruits) column)
  • chavicolaromaphenolMeasured in 1 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.8% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1251.4) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'chavicol', % (Fruits) column)
  • alpha-ylangenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.2% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1375.6) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'α-ylangene', % (Fruits) column)
  • β-caryophyllene oxidearomaetherMeasured in 19 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.4% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1576.0) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'caryophyllene oxide', % (Fruits) column)
  • caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 341 ingredients.cite
    9.1% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1418.8) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row '(E)-caryophyllene', % (Fruits) column)
  • humulenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 26 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.2% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1452.3) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'α-humulene', % (Fruits) column)
  • beta-ocimenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 13 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.3% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1045.7) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row '(E)-β-ocimene', % (Fruits) column)
  • germacrene DaromaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.4% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1477.4) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'germacrene D', % (Fruits) column)
  • delta-AmorphenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.8% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1515.3) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'δ-amorphene', % (Fruits) column)
  • gamma-muurolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 8 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.2% area in hydrodistilled fruit (berry) essential oil, GC/MS (KI exp 1472.1) — Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines (Table 1, row 'γ-muurolene', % (Fruits) column)

On file, no cited source yet ✳

These molecules are on record for it from the library's earlier sources. We are buying and requesting the papers; each one that lands moves its molecule up into the cited list.

  • (2R)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-diol
  • carvacrolphenolreads as thymol (PubChem)
  • alpha-cadinolalcohol
  • 1-[(1S)-4-Methyl-3-cyclohexenyl]-1-methylethyl 6-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucopyranosideterpenoid
  • 1-[(1R)-4-Methyl-3-cyclohexenyl]-1-methylethyl 6-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucopyranosideterpenoid
  • 1,2-Propanediol, 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-, (2S)-
  • 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enalacid
  • (1S,2R)-3-chloro-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-diol
  • vanillinphenolreads as sweetish (PubChem)
  • alpha-calacoreneterpenoid
  • alpha-amorpheneterpenoid
  • alpha-muuroleneterpenoid
  • (-)-alpha-amorpheneterpenoid
  • 3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • p-menthan-3-olalcoholreads as cooling (PubChem)
  • quercetin 3-(2-galloylglucoside)sugar
  • 10-epi-alpha-cadinolalcohol
  • ampelopsinketone
  • [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(2R)-1-hydroxy-3-(3-methoxy-4-methylphenyl)propan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl 3,4,5-trihydroxybenzoate
  • d-carvoneterpenoid
  • Methyl quercitin glucuronideflavonoid
  • 2-[6-O-[(E)-3,5-Dimethoxy-4-hydroxycinnamoyl]-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy]-4-allyl-6-methoxyphenolacid
  • (4R)-8-[6-O-(2-O-Galloyl-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy]-p-mentha-1-eneterpenoid
  • (1R,2R)-2-[(2Z)-5-(6-O-Galloyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-2-pentenyl]-3-oxocyclopentane-1-acetic acid
  • (4S)-8-[6-O-(2-O-Galloyl-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl)-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy]-p-mentha-1-eneterpenoid
  • 3-(6-Deoxy-alpha-L-glucopyranosyloxy)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4H-1-benzopyran-4-oneflavonoid
  • gallic acidacid
  • delta-cadineneterpenoid
  • 2-Methoxy-4-(2-propenyl)phenyl 6-O-galloyl-beta-D-glucopyranosideacid
  • 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • coniferaldehydephenol
  • hyperosideflavonoid
  • myricetinflavonoid
  • Quercetin 3-O-beta-D-arabinofuranosideflavonoid
  • 3,4-dimethoxy cinnamaldehydealdehyde
  • avicularinflavonoid
  • myricetin 3-O-beta-D-galactopyranosideflavonoid
  • (E)-sinapic acidacid
  • cis-Calameneneterpenoid
  • thymolphenolreads as aromatic (PubChem)
  • (1R,2S)-3-chloro-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-diol
  • myricetin 3-O-beta-L-galactopyranosideflavonoid
  • α-phellandreneterpenoid
  • p-cymeneterpenoid
  • estragoleetherreads as sweet taste reminiscent of anise (differing from anethole) (PubChem)
  • Alloaromadendrenterpenoid
  • pimentolsugar
  • coniferyl aldehydeacid

Sources

  • Mérida-Reyes et al. 2020, Medicines