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Cherry

Fruit & berry· stone fruit

Cherry

What it is

Cherry is the stone fruit of Prunus avium and related species, cultivated across temperate regions.

What it tastes like

On the nose: bergamot-lavender, camphor, citrus, pine. Among its measured molecules: cis-geranylacetone, bornyl acetate, linalyl acetate, nerolidol, trans-2-hexenol.

What goes with it

226 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 171719.

Acid

0 %Apple2 %Cranberry4 %Apple cider vinegar6 %Balsamic vinegar8 %Makrut lime

Acid 0.7624 % (g/100 g) — USDA FoodData Central 171719.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

Every one of its 15 compounds carries a paper the library can cite.

Sources

  • Frangipane et al. 2026, International Journal of Food Science