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Clementine
Citrus· citrus

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
- Mandarinboth carry decanal, citruscite
- Grapefruitboth carry decanal, citruscite
- Juniper berryboth carry terpinen-4-ol, pinecite
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.
- Clementine + Mandarin
both carry decanal, citrus (57 of 338 carry it)
- Clementine + Grapefruit
both carry decanal, citrus (57 of 338 carry it)
- Clementine + Juniper berry
both carry terpinen-4-ol, pine (75 of 338 carry it)
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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 table — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-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 EO — González-Mas et al. 2021, Plants (Section 2 'Results and Discussion', same sentence ('...or the sesquiterpene alpha-copaene'))
Sources
- González-Mas et al. 2021, Plants