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Clementine

Citrus· citrus

Clementine

What it is

Clementine is a hybrid citrus fruit, a cross between a Mediterranean mandarin and Citrus sinensis.

What it tastes like

On the nose: citrus, pine, floral, spicy. Among its measured molecules: lauryl aldehyde, β-Sinensal, trans-carveol, carvone, α-copaene.

What goes with it

202 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 168195.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

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

  • caprylaldehydearomaaldehydereads as strong, fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 37 of 338 ingredients.cite
    'some non-terpenoid linear aldehydes such as octanal, decanal, or dodecanal were also rather abundant' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', the sentence beginning 'In addition, some non-terpenoid linear aldehydes...')
  • linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    named among the oxygenated monoterpenoids that 'were also among the most abundant compounds' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', the following sentence beginning 'Nevertheless, some oxygenated terpenes...')
  • alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
    named among the hydrocarbon terpenes that made up 'a vast majority of the other abundant VOCs' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same paragraph, the sentence beginning 'Most of them were hydrocarbon terpenes such as the monoterpenes...')
  • carvonearomaterpenoidMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite
    named among the oxygenated monoterpenoids that 'were also among the most abundant compounds' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence)
  • α-phellandrenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 29 of 338 ingredients.cite
    named among the hydrocarbon terpenes that made up 'a vast majority of the other abundant VOCs' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence)
  • γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 338 ingredients.cite
    named among the hydrocarbon terpenes that made up 'a vast majority of the other abundant VOCs' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence)
  • decanalaromaaldehydereads as citrus odor (PubChem)Measured in 36 of 338 ingredients.cite
    'some non-terpenoid linear aldehydes such as octanal, decanal, or dodecanal were also rather abundant' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence)
  • lauryl aldehydearomaaldehydeMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    'some non-terpenoid linear aldehydes such as octanal, decanal, or dodecanal were also rather abundant' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence)
  • terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
    named among the oxygenated monoterpenoids that 'were also among the most abundant compounds' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence)
  • alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
    named among the oxygenated monoterpenoids that 'were also among the most abundant compounds' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence)
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    'In both varieties all along the 2-month harvest time, the most abundant compound was the hydrocarbon monoterpene limonene (Figure S1)'. No percentage given in the article text; Figure S1 is a chromatogram figure, not a data tableGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', opening paragraph on the GC-MS/MVDA metabolomics of Clemenules (NL) and Clemenpons (PO) flavedo EO across two seasons and two locations)
  • myrcenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 68 of 338 ingredients.cite
    named among the hydrocarbon terpenes that made up 'a vast majority of the other abundant VOCs' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence)
  • trans-carveolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
    named among the oxygenated monoterpenoids that 'were also among the most abundant compounds' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence)
  • β-SinensalaromaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    the one oxygenated sesquiterpenoid named among the compounds 'also among the most abundant' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence ('...or sesquiterpenoids such as beta-sinensal, were also among the most abundant compounds'))
  • α-copaenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
    the one sesquiterpene named among the hydrocarbon terpenes that made up 'a vast majority of the other abundant VOCs' in both clementine varieties' rind EOGonzález-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence ('...or the sesquiterpene alpha-copaene'))

Sources

  • González-Mas et al. 2021, Plants