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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

247 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 turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 72 of 341 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 341 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 341 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 341 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 lemon (PubChem)Measured in 92 of 341 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 (PubChem)Measured in 3 of 341 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)
  • myrcenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 68 of 341 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 341 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 341 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 (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 taste (PubChem)
  • undecaneacid
  • 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 (PubChem)
  • 4-coumaric acidacid
  • coumarincoumarinreads as burning taste (PubChem)
  • eugenolphenolreads as cloves (PubChem)
  • m-cresolphenolreads as phenolic (PubChem)
  • gentisic acidacid
  • gallic acidacid
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acidphenol
  • methoxsalencoumarinreads as bitter taste followed by tingling sensation (PubChem)
  • myristicinacid
  • naringeninflavonoid
  • eriodictyolflavonoid
  • D-limoneneterpenoidreads as citrus (PubChem)
  • (-)-alpha-curcumeneterpenoid
  • naringinflavonoid
  • (+)-α-terpineolalcohol
  • vanillolosidesugar
  • ferulic acidacid
  • octanalaldehydereads as fruity (PubChem)
  • guaiacolphenolreads as aromatic (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 (PubChem)
  • (R)-beta-bisaboleneterpenoid
  • seselincoumarin
  • trans-caffeic acidphenol
  • thymolphenolreads as aromatic (PubChem)
  • (E/Z)-ferulic acidacid
  • α-terpineneterpenoid
  • p-cymeneterpenoid
  • 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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