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Asian pear

Fruit & berry· orchard fruit

Asian pear

What it is

Asian pear is the round, crisp fruit of Pyrus pyrifolia and related species, native to East Asia.

What it tastes like

On the nose: banana, apple, dry, buttery. Among its measured molecules: ethyl oenanthate, thiophene, butyl 2-methyl butyrate, ethyl crotonate, Ethyl (E)-hex-2-enoate.

What goes with it

255 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 0 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 168177.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

50 of 75 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • acetoinaromaketonereads as buttery odor (PubChem)Measured in 16 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 205.78 ± 17.96 (SC), 198.77 ± 12.32 (SD), 261.04 ± 7.37 (CM), 531.42 ± 46.03 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 64 '3-Hydroxy-2-butanone')
  • acetonearomaketonereads as fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 822.76 ± 85.5 (SC), 902.13 ± 92.97 (SD), 653.2 ± 7.51 (CM), 916.91 ± 27.5 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 63 'Acetone')
  • 1-butanolaromaalcoholreads as dry, burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 12 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 232.33 ± 13.13 (SC), 791.62 ± 26.2 (SD), 217.28 ± 1.3 (CM), 235.48 ± 6.49 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 47 '1-Butanol')
  • propanalaromaaldehydereads as characteristic odor similar to acetaldehyde (PubChem)Measured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 1125.01 ± 22.17 (SC), 1399.97 ± 26.79 (SD), 1272.33 ± 2.81 (CM), 2222.32 ± 71.13 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 59 'Propanal')
  • ethanolaromaalcoholreads as burning (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 16,200.12 ± 63.48 (SC), 14,982.91 ± 225.95 (SD), 15,946.15 ± 36.82 (CM), 16,400.76 ± 84.63 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 49 'Ethanol')
  • 1-propanolaromaalcoholreads as burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 22 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 19.28 ± 6.71 (SC), 479.78 ± 30.78 (SD), 16.25 ± 4.72 (CM), 18.91 ± 1.73 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 50 '1-Propanol')
  • hexanalaromaaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)Measured in 85 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 1965.6 ± 218.09 (SC), 620.77 ± 22.61 (SD), 1510.94 ± 32.78 (CM), 990.05 ± 56.57 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 57 'Hexanal-M')
  • 1-pentanolaromaalcoholreads as mild odor (PubChem)Measured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 159.55 ± 20.58 (SC), 57.26 ± 11.54 (SD), 164.77 ± 16.77 (CM), 503.61 ± 26.72 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 51 '1-Pentanol')
  • isobutanolaromaalcoholreads as sweet, musty odor (PubChem)Measured in 24 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 485.92 ± 3.72 (SC), 674.28 ± 21.46 (SD), 606.16 ± 7.00 (CM), 382.6 ± 8.9 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 48 '2-Methyl-1-propanol')
  • methyl acetatearomaesterreads as pleasant odor (PubChem)Measured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 1437.36 ± 43.13 (SC), 416.82 ± 20.05 (SD), 2544.66 ± 207.13 (CM), 5668.96 ± 252.90 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 39 'Methyl acetate')
  • ethyl isobutyratearomaesterMeasured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 1057.51 ± 31.99 (SC), 110.27 ± 3.19 (SD), 1225.46 ± 30.67 (CM), 670.06 ± 11.49 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 34 'Ethyl isobutyrate-M')
  • γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 1934.41 ± 73.68 (SC), 74.16 ± 23.13 (SD), 3222.67 ± 8.67 (CM), 4346.54 ± 157.79 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 68 'gamma-Terpinene')
  • ethyl propionatearomaesterreads as fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 4449.82 ± 174.6 (SC), 144.65 ± 11.12 (SD), 5656.43 ± 91.58 (CM), 7885.22 ± 35.17 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 36 'Ethyl propanoate')
  • ethyl butyratearomaesterreads as pineapple odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 2657.61 ± 26.81 (SC), 367.92 ± 102.66 (SD), 2358.66 ± 46.04 (CM), 1658.96 ± 24.15 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 24 'Ethyl butanoate-M')
  • Citronellalaromaterpenoidreads as intense lemon-citronella-rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 8 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 286.78 ± 79.92 (SC), 202.4 ± 93.15 (SD), 389.98 ± 51.55 (CM), 477.62 ± 20.32 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 60 'Citronellal')
  • ethyl oenanthatearomaesterMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 885.91 ± 79.55 (SC), 106.13 ± 8.41 (SD), 636.28 ± 12.62 (CM), 1696.07 ± 110.96 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 2 'Ethyl heptanoate')
  • ethyl octanoatearomaesterMeasured in 24 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 530.05 ± 67.21 (SC), 209.87 ± 50.25 (SD), 529.11 ± 93.17 (CM), 841.57 ± 183.67 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3 (Volatile compounds tested from Cuiguan pear of different regions using GC-IMS), row 1 'Ethyl octanoate')
  • methyl hexanoatearomaesterMeasured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 672.84 ± 9.29 (SC), 187.57 ± 7.22 (SD), 1126.9 ± 74.96 (CM), 1473.09 ± 107.09 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 10 'Methyl hexanoate-M')
  • ethyl isovaleratearomaesterMeasured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 2533.08 ± 33.8 (SC), 86.69 ± 4.53 (SD), 2631.37 ± 21.66 (CM), 2163.27 ± 45.09 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 22 'Ethyl 3-methylbutanoate-M')
  • propyl acetatearomaesterreads as odor of pears (PubChem)Measured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 650.79 ± 14.89 (SC), 501.4 ± 49.38 (SD), 511.35 ± 30.03 (CM), 614.42 ± 4.10 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 32 'Propyl acetate-M')
  • thiophenearomareads as slight aromatic odor resembling benzene (PubChem)Measured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 1279.36 ± 78.31 (SC), 1175.64 ± 64.91 (SD), 1061.56 ± 27.86 (CM), 1301.33 ± 28.93 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 66 'Thiophene')
  • isobutyl acetatearomaesterreads as banana taste (PubChem)Measured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 777.78 ± 13.57 (SC), 691.76 ± 36.90 (SD), 620.71 ± 2.17 (CM), 444.61 ± 18.42 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 26 'Isobutyl acetate-M')
  • 2-heptanonearomaketonereads as pear-like flavor (PubChem)Measured in 22 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 888.51 ± 37.58 (SC), 1364.16 ± 14.66 (SD), 234.06 ± 13.38 (CM), 303.47 ± 25.93 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 61 '2-Heptanone')
  • 1-hexanolaromaalcoholreads as fatty, fruity (PubChem)Measured in 48 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 1225.45 ± 207.89 (SC), 896.59 ± 46.8 (SD), 1469.13 ± 27.85 (CM), 1914.18 ± 153.08 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 43 '1-Hexanol-M')
  • heptanalaromaaldehydereads as fatty taste (PubChem)Measured in 33 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 2635.14 ± 353.37 (SC), 377.35 ± 46.41 (SD), 1262.81 ± 59.65 (CM), 1478.24 ± 218.15 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 55 'Heptanal')
  • heptyl acetatearomaesterMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 55.47 ± 18.76 (SC), 202.81 ± 9.34 (SD), 103.08 ± 31.14 (CM), 71.55 ± 4.95 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 41 'Heptyl acetate')
  • ethyl acetatearomaesterreads as fragrant odor (PubChem)Measured in 42 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 2733.14 ± 53.91 (SC), 2733.08 ± 10.1 (SD), 2678.67 ± 33.58 (CM), 1505.43 ± 47.87 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 37 'Ethyl Acetate-M')
  • hexyl acetatearomaesterreads as sweet ester odor (PubChem)Measured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 12,848.97 ± 205.3 (SC), 12,359.64 ± 39.65 (SD), 12,162.45 ± 29.61 (CM), 11,593.91 ± 98.63 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 6 'Hexyl acetate-M')
  • 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-onearomaketonereads as fruity taste (PubChem)Measured in 15 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 121.29 ± 15.45 (SC), 107.26 ± 13.67 (SD), 132.37 ± 13.55 (CM), 257.2 ± 38.8 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 65 '6-Methyl-5-hepten-2-one')
  • ethyl valeratearomaesterMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 5775.85 ± 128.67 (SC), 1672.96 ± 51.12 (SD), 5607.58 ± 13.59 (CM), 5846.96 ± 36.27 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 16 'Ethyl pentanoate-M')
  • methyl isovaleratearomaesterMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 367.8 ± 3.68 (SC), 82.24 ± 0.27 (SD), 892.71 ± 42.34 (CM), 935.42 ± 27.83 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 28 'Methyl 3-methylbutanoate-M')
  • 3-methyl-1-pentanolaromaalcoholMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 256.58 ± 12.57 (SC), 59.39 ± 16.41 (SD), 330.81 ± 15.42 (CM), 1168.11 ± 41.8 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 45 '3-Methyl-1-pentanol')
  • butyl propionatearomaesterMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 68.57 ± 12.91 (SC), 146.23 ± 5.11 (SD), 35.07 ± 2.26 (CM), 82.96 ± 6.49 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 40 'Butyl propionate')
  • methyl butyratearomaesterreads as apple-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 1397.28 ± 30.04 (SC), 98.31 ± 14.21 (SD), 1360.65 ± 15.02 (CM), 953.67 ± 20.93 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 30 'Methyl butanoate-M')
  • pentyl acetatearomaesterreads as persistent banana-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 934.5 ± 71.98 (SC), 2140.78 ± 113.43 (SD), 1975.34 ± 37.74 (CM), 1411.42 ± 49.76 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 12 'Pentyl acetate-M')
  • beta-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)Measured in 55 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 211.47 ± 31.93 (SC), 67.03 ± 1.00 (SD), 318.06 ± 11.35 (CM), 556.45 ± 22.74 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 67 'beta-Pinene')
  • 1-penten-3-onearomaketoneMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 290.96 ± 16.36 (SC), 164.98 ± 3.11 (SD), 242.63 ± 10.82 (CM), 427.09 ± 18.2 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 62 '1-Penten-3-one')
  • dimethyl trisulfidearomasulfur compoundMeasured in 12 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 180.25 ± 3.59 (SC), 237.82 ± 35.15 (SD), 163.47 ± 17.14 (CM), 436.84 ± 28.80 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 69 'Dimethyl trisulfide')
  • isoamyl alcoholaromaalcoholMeasured in 43 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 109.92 ± 13.69 (SC), 240.94 ± 13.9 (SD), 151.95 ± 8.62 (CM), 105.55 ± 1.78 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 46 '3-Methylbutanol')
  • ethyl hexanoatearomaesterMeasured in 36 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 10,080 ± 257.58 (SC), 411.49 ± 76.35 (SD), 9598.05 ± 9.21 (CM), 9709.26 ± 58.46 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 8 'Ethyl hexanoate-M')
  • butyl acetatearomaesterreads as sweet (PubChem)Measured in 8 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 3188.14 ± 51.35 (SC), 4242.24 ± 15.16 (SD), 2962.95 ± 35.86 (CM), 2680.29 ± 16.65 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 20 'Butyl acetate-M')
  • isoamyl acetatearomaesterreads as pear-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 26 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 2003.05 ± 34.58 (SC), 1412.63 ± 130.10 (SD), 2205.92 ± 46.55 (CM), 1702.05 ± 72.54 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 18 'Isoamyl acetate-M')
  • nonanalaromaaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 59 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 223.63 ± 47.89 (SC), 285.15 ± 30.25 (SD), 314.21 ± 62.61 (CM), 242.65 ± 9.76 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 52 'Nonanal')
  • butyl 2-methyl butyratearomaesterMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 392.16 ± 27.79 (SC), 716.7 ± 142.18 (SD), 396.25 ± 21.5 (CM), 440.67 ± 5.82 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 42 'Butyl 2-methylbutanoate')
  • ethyl crotonatearomaesterMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 2893.51 ± 75.62 (SC), 287.23 ± 8.60 (SD), 3390.91 ± 84.9 (CM), 4262.17 ± 17.19 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 14 'Ethyl crotonate-M')
  • trans-2-hexenyl acetatearomaesterMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 158.81 ± 39.08 (SC), 290.83 ± 28.48 (SD), 183.65 ± 33.03 (CM), 228.06 ± 24.50 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 3 'Trans-2-hexenyl acetate')
  • 2-HexenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 31 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 516.44 ± 132.74 (SC), 330.78 ± 8.36 (SD), 563.42 ± 64.86 (CM), 481.55 ± 39.67 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 54 '(E)-2-Hexenal')
  • 2-heptenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 12 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 541.59 ± 52.58 (SC), 62.66 ± 18.71 (SD), 746.49 ± 39.38 (CM), 1264.08 ± 61.98 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 53 '(E)-2-Heptenal')
  • (E)-2-pentenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity 115 ± 16.88 (SC), 45.51 ± 17.70 (SD), 164.6 ± 23.82 (CM), 411.36 ± 26.97 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 56 '(E)-2-Pentenal')
  • Ethyl (E)-hex-2-enoatearomaesterMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    peak intensity (monomer) 993.49 ± 202.49 (SC), 994.01 ± 30.7 (SD), 1892.69 ± 127.96 (CM), 520.94 ± 52.83 (ZH), GC-IMSZhang et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 3, row 4 '(E)-Ethyl-2-hexenoate-M')

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.

  • 3beta-(Docosanoyloxy)lupa-20(29)-eneterpenoid
  • Tetracosanoic acid lupa-20(29)-ene-3beta-yl esterterpenoid
  • Icosanoic acid lupa-20(29)-ene-3beta-yl esterterpenoid
  • Hexacosanoic acid lupa-20(29)-ene-3beta-yl esterterpenoid
  • Octacosanoic acid lupa-20(29)-ene-3beta-yl esterterpenoid
  • (3R,4R,4aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aR,12bS,14aS,14bS)-4,4a,6b,8a,11,11,12b,14a-octamethyl-hexadecahydropicen-3-olterpenoid
  • 3',5-Dimethoxy-4'-hydroxy-7-[(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]flavoneflavonoid
  • 3',5-Dimethoxy-7-hydroxy-4'-[(beta-D-glucopyranosyl)oxy]flavoneflavonoid
  • toluenehydrocarbonreads as sweet, pungent, benzene-like odor (PubChem)
  • epi-Friedelanolterpenoid
  • pentadecaneacid
  • heptadecaneacidreads as fuel-like (PubChem)
  • nonadecaneacidreads as fuel-like (PubChem)
  • (3S)-3-[3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]-4-methoxy-4-oxobutanoic acidacid
  • (3S)-3-[(Z)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-4-methoxy-4-oxobutanoic acidacid
  • (3S)-3-[(E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy-4-methoxy-4-oxobutanoic acidacid
  • non-2-enalaldehyde
  • Chlorogenic acidphenol
  • 2-amylfuranfuran
  • benzaldehydealdehydereads as burning aromatic taste (PubChem)
  • 2-Butyl-2-octenalaldehyde
  • lupeolalcohol
  • alpha-farneseneterpenoid
  • ethyl benzoateester
  • Phaselic acid, (-)-acid

Sources

  • Zhang et al. 2023, Molecules