Asian pear
Fruit & berry· orchard fruit

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
- Walnutboth carry 1-propanolcite
- Figboth carry acetone, fruitycite
- Kiwifruitboth carry methyl butyrate, applecite
Salt and acid
Salt
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.
- Asian pear + Soursop
both carry methyl butyrate, apple (13 of 338 carry it)
- Asian pear + Kiwifruit
both carry methyl butyrate, apple (13 of 338 carry it)
- Asian pear + Baijiu
both carry 1-butanol, dry (20 of 338 carry it)
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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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-IMS — Zhang 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