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Blackberry

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Blackberry

What it is

Blackberry is the aggregate fruit of bramble shrubs in the genus Rubus.

What it tastes like

On the nose: grassy-green, camphor, pine, fatty. Among its measured molecules: hexyl butyrate, 2-heptanol, trans-2-hexenol, camphene, cis-3-hexen-1-ol.

What goes with it

227 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 1 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 173946.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

15 of 68 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • hexanalaromaaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)Measured in 85 of 338 ingredients.cite
    a discriminating volatile between blackberry cultivarsLjujić et al. 2024, Foods (Table 2, SpectConnect—relative abundance platform, Loch Ness/Ouachita comparison, row 'Hexanal')
  • linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    a discriminating volatile between blackberry cultivarsLjujić et al. 2024, Foods (Table 2, XCMS platform, Loch Ness/Columbia Star comparison, row 'Linalol')
  • camphenearomaterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
    a discriminating volatile between blackberry cultivarsLjujić et al. 2024, Foods (Table 2, XCMS platform, Loch Ness/Columbia Star, Loch Ness/Prime-Ark 45 and Loch Ness/Nachez comparisons, row 'Camphene')
  • alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
    log peak area 7.41; 4.35 × 10⁻⁵ µL per berryDewitte et al. 2021, Insects (Table 1, row 'alpha-Pinene')
  • p-cymenearomaterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)Measured in 42 of 338 ingredients.cite
    log peak area 7.26; 3.60 × 10⁻⁵ µL per berryDewitte et al. 2021, Insects (Table 1, row 'para-Cymene')
  • 2-heptanonearomaketonereads as pear-like flavor (PubChem)Measured in 22 of 338 ingredients.cite
    one of the most consistently discriminating volatiles between blackberry cultivarsLjujić et al. 2024, Foods (Table 2, XCMS and SpectConnect platforms, four of the five cultivar comparisons, row '2-Heptanone')
  • 1-hexanolaromaalcoholreads as fatty, fruity (PubChem)Measured in 48 of 338 ingredients.cite
    a discriminating volatile between blackberry cultivars, recurring across platformsLjujić et al. 2024, Foods (Table 2, XCMS and SpectConnect platforms, Loch Ness/Prime-Ark 45 and Loch Ness/Von comparisons, row '1-Hexanol')
  • 2-heptanolaromaalcoholMeasured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
    a discriminating volatile between blackberry cultivars on the HS-SPME/GC-MS platformLjujić et al. 2024, Foods (Table 2 (variables with VIP-predictive value > 1.3), SpectConnect—relative abundance platform, Loch Ness/Von and Loch Ness/Nachez comparisons, row '2-Heptanol')
  • terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
    log peak area 7.69; 1.84 × 10⁻² µL per berry — one of the two largest per-berry volumes in the table, alongside myrtenol at 2.03 × 10⁻²Dewitte et al. 2021, Insects (Table 1, row 'Terpinen-4-ol')
  • terpinolenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
    a discriminating volatile between blackberry cultivarsLjujić et al. 2024, Foods (Table 2, XCMS platform, Loch Ness/Columbia Star comparison, row 'Terpinolene')
  • hexyl butyratearomaesterMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    log peak area 7.10; 2.37 × 10⁻³ µL per berry. Flagged by the paper's asterisk as showing no clear reduction over fifteen extractionsDewitte et al. 2021, Insects (Table 1, row 'Hexyl butanoate')
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    one of the most consistently discriminating volatiles between blackberry cultivarsLjujić et al. 2024, Foods (Table 2, XCMS platform, four of the five cultivar comparisons, row 'Limonene')
  • cis-3-hexen-1-olaromaalcoholreads as powerful grassy-green odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
    OAV 0.59 to 1.85 in unripe fruit against a 70 µg/kg threshold, no longer detected at ripeness in any lineNunnally-Martínez et al. 2026, Plants (Table 2, column '(Z)-3-Hexen-1-ol', rows for Rubus sp. lines RM-167, RM-215 and RM-276)
  • 2-HexenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 31 of 338 ingredients.cite
    a discriminating volatile between blackberry cultivars on every platform testedLjujić et al. 2024, Foods (Table 2, XCMS and SpectConnect platforms, four of the five cultivar comparisons, row '(E)-2-Hexenal')
  • trans-2-hexenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
    OAV 0.46 to 1.70 at ripeness against a 100 µg/kg threshold, rising through ripening in every lineNunnally-Martínez et al. 2026, Plants (Table 2, column '(E)-2-Hexen-1-ol', rows 'Ripe' for Rubus sp. lines RM-167, RM-215 and RM-276)

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.

  • Rubitic acidterpenoid
  • cycloeucalenolalcohol
  • (1S,3R,6S,8S,11S,12S,15R,16R)-15-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-12,16-dimethylpentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-olterpenoid
  • Rubanthrone A
  • Rubanthrone C
  • oleanolic acidacid
  • 1(beta)-O-Galloylpedunculaginphenol
  • 24-Methylene pollinastanolterpenoid
  • cyanidin cationflavonoid
  • (3S,8S,9S,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
  • Sanguiin H-6phenol
  • WZQCGDLPTFKQNG-NUGBSMSRSA-Nphenol
  • Urs-12-en-28-oic acid, 7-hydroxy-3-oxo-, (7alpha)-terpenoid
  • (1S,4R,4aS,6aS,6aR,6bR,8aS,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-1,6a,6b,9,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-hexadecahydropicene-4-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • (1S,4R,4aS,6aS,6aR,6bR,8aR,11S,12aS,14bS)-11-hydroxy-1,6a,6b,9,9,12a-hexamethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-hexadecahydropicene-4-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • (3R,8R,9R,10S,13R,14R,17S)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
  • (3S,4aS,6aS,6bS,8aR,11S,12R,12aS,14aR,14bR)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,12,14b-octamethyl-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydro-1H-picen-3-olterpenoid
  • 2-[(9S)-1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptahydroxy-10-oxo-9H-anthracen-9-yl]acetic acid
  • (3S,8S,9R,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-[(E,2S,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
  • Chlorogenic acidphenol
  • kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-xylosideflavonoid
  • a-Methylglucosesugar
  • 2,3,19-trihydroxyurs-12-ene-23,28-dioic acidterpenoid
  • gallic acidacid
  • fecosterolalcohol
  • pedunculaginphenol
  • Tellimagrandin Iphenol
  • ferulic acidacid
  • euscaphic acidacid
  • 19alpha-hydroxyasiatic acidacid
  • 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • quercituroneacid
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • quercitrinflavonoid
  • luteolin-7-O-β-glucuronideflavonoid
  • neochlorogenic acidacid
  • kaempferolflavonoid
  • isofucosterolalcohol
  • Astragalinflavonoid
  • Trifolinflavonoid
  • 24-methylidenelophenolalcohol
  • tilirosideflavonoid
  • methyl 2-(1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptahydroxy-10-oxo-9H-anthracen-9-yl)acetate
  • vitamin Cacidreads as pleasant, sharp, acidic taste (PubChem)
  • Methyl (1,2,3,6,7,8-hexahydroxy-10-oxo-9,10-dihydroanthracen-9-yl)acetate
  • p-coumaric acidacid
  • ursolic acidacid
  • corosolic acidterpenoid
  • β-amyrinalcohol
  • α-amyrinalcohol
  • tormentic acidterpenoid
  • 24-methylenecholesterolalcohol
  • (3R,5R)-4-{[(2E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy}-1,3,5-trihydroxycyclohexane-1-carboxylic acidacid

Sources

  • Ljujić et al. 2024, Foods
  • Dewitte et al. 2021, Insects
  • Nunnally-Martínez et al. 2026, Plants