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Anise

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Anise

What it is

Anise is the dried seed of Pimpinella anisum, an annual plant in the carrot family native to the eastern Mediterranean.

What it tastes like

On the nose: anise, hawthorn, citrus; the house adds thyme ✳. Among its measured molecules: gamma-himachalene, anethol, p-anisaldehyde, estragole, anethol.

What goes with it

232 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 16 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 171316.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

10 of 95 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
    trace (<0.1% area, mean of n=5 authentic reference-standard oils, GC/MS) (KI 932) — Murphy et al. 2024, Plants (Table 1, row 'α-pinene', Anise (auth. std.) avg. Value (n=5) column)
  • γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 338 ingredients.cite
    trace (<0.1% area, mean of n=5 authentic reference-standard oils, GC/MS) (KI 1054) — Murphy et al. 2024, Plants (Table 1, row 'γ-terpinene', Anise (auth. std.) avg. Value (n=5) column)
  • anetholaromaacidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.1% area, mean of n=5 authentic reference-standard oils, GC/MS (KI 1249) — Murphy et al. 2024, Plants (Table 1, row '(Z)-anethol', Anise (auth. std.) avg. Value (n=5) column)
  • estragolearomaetherreads as sweet taste reminiscent of anise (differing from anethole) (PubChem)Measured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
    3.7% area, mean of n=5 authentic reference-standard oils, GC/MS (KI 1195) — Murphy et al. 2024, Plants (Table 1, row 'methyl chavicol', Anise (auth. std.) avg. Value (n=5) column)
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    trace (<0.1% area, mean of n=5 authentic reference-standard oils, GC/MS) (KI 1024) — Murphy et al. 2024, Plants (Table 1, row 'limonene', Anise (auth. std.) avg. Value (n=5) column)
  • p-anisaldehydearomaaldehydereads as hawthorn odor (PubChem)Measured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.2% area, mean of n=5 authentic reference-standard oils, GC/MS (KI 1247) — Murphy et al. 2024, Plants (Table 1, row 'p-anis aldehyde', Anise (auth. std.) avg. Value (n=5) column)
  • myrcenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 68 of 338 ingredients.cite
    trace (<0.1% area, mean of n=5 authentic reference-standard oils, GC/MS) (KI 988) — Murphy et al. 2024, Plants (Table 1, row 'myrcene', Anise (auth. std.) avg. Value (n=5) column)
  • gamma-himachalenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.8% area, mean of n=5 authentic reference-standard oils, GC/MS (KI 1481) — Murphy et al. 2024, Plants (Table 1, row 'γ-himachalene', Anise (auth. std.) avg. Value (n=5) column)
  • anetholaromaetherreads as sweet taste (PubChem)Measured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
    93.3% area, mean of n=5 authentic reference-standard oils, GC/MS (KI 1282) — Murphy et al. 2024, Plants (Table 1, row '(E)-anethol', Anise (auth. std.) avg. Value (n=5) 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.

  • β-bisaboleneterpenoid
  • imperatorincoumarin
  • (R)-2-Methylbutanoic acid 2-(1-propenyl)-4-methoxyphenyl ester
  • carvacrolphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)
  • beta-farneseneterpenoid
  • (3S,4S)-4-ethenyl-4-methyl-3-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexeneterpenoid
  • chamazuleneterpenoid
  • syringic acidphenol
  • (+)-sabineneterpenoid
  • (+)-beta-Sesquiphellandreneterpenoid
  • (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
  • borneolterpenoid
  • ethyl β-D-glucopyranosidesugar
  • (2S,3R)-butane-1,2,3-triolalcohol
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acidacid
  • palmitic acidacidreads as slight characteristic taste (PubChem)
  • undecaneacidreads as faint odor (PubChem)
  • CID 14484636terpenoid
  • isotachiosidephenol
  • (Z)-anetholether
  • decaneacid
  • [4-methoxy-2-[(2S,3S)-3-methyloxiran-2-yl]phenyl] (2R)-2-methylbutanoate
  • [4-methoxy-2-[(2S,3R)-3-methyloxiran-2-yl]phenyl] (2R)-2-methylbutanoate
  • 5-methoxy-2-[(1E)-prop-1-en-1-yl]phenolacid
  • acetylcholinenitrogen compound
  • (1Z,3Z,7Z)-1,7-dimethylcyclodeca-1,3,7-trieneterpenoid
  • 7-epi-zingibereneterpenoid
  • bergaptencoumarin
  • benzaldehydealdehydereads as burning aromatic taste (PubChem)
  • (+)-4-terpineolterpenoid
  • cholinenitrogen compound
  • anisyl methyl ketonehydrocarbon
  • nonanalaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)
  • 4-coumaric acidacid
  • coumarincoumarinreads as burning taste (PubChem)
  • eugenolphenolreads as odor of cloves (PubChem)
  • m-cresolphenolreads as phenolic odor (PubChem)
  • gentisic acidacid
  • gallic acidacid
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acidphenol
  • methoxsalencoumarinreads as bitter taste followed by tingling sensation (PubChem)
  • myristicinacid
  • naringeninflavonoid
  • eriodictyolflavonoid
  • D-limoneneterpenoidreads as citrus odor (PubChem)
  • (-)-alpha-curcumeneterpenoid
  • naringinflavonoid
  • (+)-α-terpineolalcohol
  • vanillolosidesugar
  • ferulic acidacid
  • caprylaldehydealdehydereads as strong, fruity odor (PubChem)
  • guaiacolphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • apigeninflavonoid
  • luteolinflavonoid
  • scopoletincoumarin
  • rutinflavonoid
  • petroselinic acidacid
  • umbelliferonecoumarin
  • β-farneseneterpenoid
  • (R)-rosmarinic acidacid
  • 6-benzyl-1,3-dihydropurin-2-iminenitrogen compound
  • 1,7-dimethylcyclodeca-1,3,7-trieneterpenoid
  • D-(-)-mannitolsugarreads as sweetish taste (PubChem)
  • p-coumaric acidacid
  • (2R,3R)-butane-1,2,3-triolalcohol
  • (-)-endo-alpha-bergamoteneterpenoid
  • α-thujeneterpenoid
  • campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
  • (R)-beta-bisaboleneterpenoid
  • seselincoumarin
  • trans-caffeic acidphenol
  • thymolphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
  • (E/Z)-ferulic acidacid
  • α-terpineneterpenoid
  • p-cymeneterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)
  • p-anisic acidacid
  • heptanalaldehydereads as fatty taste (PubChem)
  • lauryl alcoholalcoholreads as fatty, waxy flavor (PubChem)
  • scoparonecoumarin
  • vanillic acidacid
  • elemolalcohol
  • N6-Isopentenyladeninenitrogen compound
  • (1R,2S)-1-(4-methoxyphenyl)propane-1,2-diol
  • phenylacetaldehydealdehyde

Sources

  • Murphy et al. 2024, Plants
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