Bay leaf
Herbs & floral· herb

What it is
Bay leaf is the dried leaf of Laurus nobilis, the bay laurel tree native to the Mediterranean.
What it tastes like
On the nose: pine, floral, citrus; the house adds eucalyptus ✳. Among its measured molecules: 1-ethyl-3,5-dimethylbenzene, cis-Piperitol, beta-Phellandren-8-ol, 2-methylidene-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohexan-1-ol, Isoeugenyl methyl ether.
What goes with it
- Calamansiboth carry terpinen-4-ol, pinecite
- Limeboth carry terpinen-4-ol, pinecite
- Summer savoryboth carry terpinen-4-ol, pinecite
Salt and acid
Salt
Sodium 23 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 170917.
Acid
Acid not measured yet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Bay leaf + Lime
both carry terpinen-4-ol, pine (75 of 338 carry it)
- Bay leaf + Summer savory
both carry terpinen-4-ol, pine (75 of 338 carry it)
- Bay leaf + Blackcurrant
both carry limonene, lemon (126 of 338 carry it)
44 of 45 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.
1,8-cineolearomaterpenoidreads as camphor-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
46.16% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 9.394 min) -- the major compound — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 13 '1,8-Cineol')eugenolaromaphenolreads as odor of cloves (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.18% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 26.817 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 38 'Eugenol')linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.43% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 12.733 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 21 'Linalool')camphenearomaterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.75% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 6.262 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 5 'Camphene')alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
6.27% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 5.893 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 3 'alpha-Pinene')methyl eugenolaromaacidreads as bitter, burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
3.24% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 29.758 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 41 'Eugenol methyl ether')α-phellandrenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 29 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.27% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 8.301 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 9 'alpha-Phellandrene')γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.48% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 10.732 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 16 'gamma-Terpinene')α-terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 16 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.82% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 8.849 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 11 'alpha-Terpinene')estragolearomaetherreads as sweet taste reminiscent of anise (differing from anethole) (PubChem)Measured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.06% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 17.553 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 30 'Estragole')myrtenolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.41% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 17.669 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 31 'Myrtenol')o-cymenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.61% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 8.984 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 12 'o-Cymene')3-Hexen-1-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.03% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 3.656 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 1 '3-Hexen-1-ol')terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
5.07% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 16.630 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 25 'Terpinen-4-ol')terpinolenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.33% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 12.190 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 19 'alpha-Terpinolene')1-ethyl-3,5-dimethylbenzenearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.09% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 25.533 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 36 '1-ethyl-3,5-dimethyl-benzene')beta-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)Measured in 55 of 338 ingredients.cite
4.47% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 7.209 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 7 'beta-Pinene')alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.17% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 17.308 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 29 'alpha-Terpineol')α-thujenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.50% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 5.707 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 2 'alpha-Thujene')sabinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 32 of 338 ingredients.cite
4.99% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 7.116 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 6 'Sabinene')limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.90% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 9.429 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 14 'alpha-Limonene')3-carenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.08% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 8.627 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 10 '3-Carene')myrcenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 68 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.30% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 7.902 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 8 'beta-Myrcene')myrtenalaromaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.26% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 16.861 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 26 'Myrtenal')cis-PiperitolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.08% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 18.428 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 32 'cis-Piperitol')trans-pinocarveolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.41% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 14.305 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 23 'trans-Pinocarveol')β-eudesmolaromaalcoholMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.10% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 42.754 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 48 'beta-Eudesmol')spathulenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.19% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 39.688 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 46 'Spathulenol')bornyl acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.63% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 23.120 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 34 'Bornyl acetate')alpha-terpinyl acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
10.62% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 27.176 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 39 'alpha-Terpinyl acetate')beta-Phellandren-8-olaromaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.12% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 17.052 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 27 'beta-Phellandren-8-ol')1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.08% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 6.089 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 4 '2,4(10)-Thujadien')2-methylidene-5-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohexan-1-olaromaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.10% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 17.174 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 28 'p-Mentha-1(7),8-dien-2-ol')Isoeugenyl methyl etheraromaetherMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.17% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 35.047 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 45 'Isoeugenyl methyl ether')β-caryophyllene oxidearomaetherMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.22% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 39.842 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 47 'Caryophyllene oxide')caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.12% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 31.395 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 43 'beta-Caryophyllene')Cinnamyl acetatearomaesterMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.28% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 31.785 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 44 'Cinnamyl acetate')cis-β-OcimenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.05% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 10.369 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 15 'cis-beta-Ocimene')trans-Sabinene hydratearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.16% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 10.883 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 17 'trans-Sabinene hydrate')beta-elemenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.10% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 30.106 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 42 'beta-Elemene')sabinene hydratearomaterpenoidMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.12% of GC/MS peak area in steam-distilled leaf essential oil (RT 12.349 min) — Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite (Table 1, row 20 'cis-Sabinene hydrate')
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.
Sources
- Şeyda Kıvrak et al. 2017, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite