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Cucumber

What it is

Cucumber is the fruit of Cucumis sativus, a vine in the gourd family grown for its edible green fruit.

What it tastes like

On the nose: floral, orange-rose; the house adds cooling, watery green ✳. Among its measured molecules: pentadecanal, (6Z)-nonen-1-ol, (E,Z)-3,6-nonadien-1-ol, (E)-6-nonenal, (Z)-3-nonen-1-ol.

What goes with it

184 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 2 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 168409.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

15 of 154 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • benzaldehydearomaaldehydereads as burning aromatic taste (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
    15.99 ug/kg FW mean, range 0-23.01 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'A14 Benzaldehyde' (CAS 000100-52-7))
  • hexanalaromaaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)Measured in 85 of 338 ingredients.cite
    55.50 ug/kg FW mean, range 32.87-85.95 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'A4 Hexanal' (CAS 000066-25-1))
  • 1-nonanolaromaalcoholreads as floral odor (PubChem)Measured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
    15.92 ug/kg FW mean, range 0-44.2 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'L7 1-Nonanol' (CAS 000143-08-8))
  • pentadecanalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    51.99 ug/kg FW mean, range 18.07-108.02 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'A22 Pentadecanal' (CAS 002765-11-9))
  • 2-amylfuranaromafuranMeasured in 23 of 338 ingredients.cite
    15.38 ug/kg FW mean, range 2.06-41.29 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'E3 Furan, 2-pentyl-' (CAS 003777-69-3))
  • nonanalaromaaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 59 of 338 ingredients.cite
    60.31 ug/kg FW mean, range 39.09-142.35 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'A9 Nonanal' (CAS 000124-19-6))
  • (E,Z)-2,6-nonadienalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 8 of 338 ingredients.cite
    302.59 ug/kg FW mean across 29 cultivars, range 163.06-479.77 — the largest of all 24 aldehydes measured — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2 (Average contents of volatile compounds ... of 29 cucumber cultivars), row 'A16 2,6-Nonadienal, (E,Z)-' (CAS 000557-48-2))
  • 2-HexenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 31 of 338 ingredients.cite
    49.68 ug/kg FW mean, range 34.32-76.08 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'A8 2-Hexenal, (E)-' (CAS 006728-26-3))
  • 2,4-heptadienalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
    60.17 ug/kg FW mean, range 24.96-91.60 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'A13 2,4-Heptadienal, (E,E)-' (CAS 004313-03-5))
  • 2-NonenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 20 of 338 ingredients.cite
    200.70 ug/kg FW mean, range 93.36-380.42 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'A15 2-Nonenal, (E)-' (CAS 018829-56-6))
  • (E)-6-nonenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    82.20 ug/kg FW mean, range 0-184.01 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'A12 6-Nonenal, (E)-' (CAS 002277-20-5))
  • 3,5-octadien-2-onearomaketoneMeasured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
    52.86 ug/kg FW mean, range 37.61-72.36 — the largest ketone measured — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'K6 3,5-Octadien-2-one' (CAS 038284-27-4))
  • (6Z)-nonen-1-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    26.48 ug/kg FW mean, range 8.42-55.49 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'L9 (6Z)-Nonen-1-ol' (CAS 035854-86-5))
  • (Z)-3-nonen-1-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    25.84 ug/kg FW mean, range 17.55-38.05 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'L8 3-Nonen-1-ol, (Z)-' (CAS 010340-23-5))
  • (E,Z)-3,6-nonadien-1-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    18.01 ug/kg FW mean, range 0-42.49 — Lu et al. 2025, Foods (Table 2, row 'L10 3,6-Nonadien-1-ol, (E,Z)-' (CAS 056805-23-3))

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.

  • (3R,4aR,6aS,6bS,8aS,11R,12aR,14bS)-11-(hydroxymethyl)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,14b-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4a,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14-dodecahydropicen-3-olterpenoid
  • syringaresinolphenol
  • 5-hydroxy-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-7-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2-[4-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 5-Dehydrokarounidiolterpenoid
  • Isovitexin 2''-(6'''-(E)-p-coumaroylglucoside)flavonoid
  • Isovitexin 2''-[6'''-[(E)-feruloylglucoside]flavonoid
  • (+)-tirucallolterpenoid
  • Cladochrome A
  • indole-3-carboxaldehydenitrogen compound
  • Isovitexin 2''-(6'''-(E)-p-coumaroylglucoside) 4'-glucosideflavonoid
  • Isovitexin 2''-(6'''-(E)-feruloylglucoside) 4'-glucosideflavonoid
  • Isoscoparin 2''-O-[6-O-[(E)-p-coumaroyl]glucoside]4'-O-glucosideflavonoid
  • 3-phenyl propionic acidacid
  • aldehydo-D-glucosealdehyde
  • myristic acidacid
  • spermidinenitrogen compound
  • isoorientinflavonoid
  • isomultiflorenolalcohol
  • matairesinolphenol
  • (-)-pinoresinolphenol
  • 5-Hydroxy-11-methyl-6-methylidene-16-oxo-15-oxapentacyclo[9.3.2.15,8.01,10.02,8]heptadec-12-ene-9-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • 4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-olterpenoid
  • multiflorenolterpenoid
  • glutathionenitrogen compound
  • 24-Ethyl-5alpha-cholest-7-en-3beta-olterpenoid
  • (4R)-4-[(E,3R)-3,4-dihydroxybut-1-enyl]-4-hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-oneterpenoid
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acidacid
  • palmitic acidacidreads as slight characteristic taste (PubChem)
  • folic acidacid
  • benzothiazolonenitrogen compound
  • Codisterolterpenoid
  • stearic acidacidreads as taste suggesting tallow (PubChem)
  • [(2R,3S,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-7-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoateflavonoid
  • 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-8-[(2S,3S,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • Bryonololterpenoid
  • Karounidiolterpenoid
  • 6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]-5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • (4S)-4-[(1E,3S)-3,4-dihydroxybut-1-en-1-yl]-4-hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-oneterpenoid
  • Cucumegastigmane IIterpenoid
  • isovitexinflavonoid
  • [(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-6-yl]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoateflavonoid
  • NKQNBGQKLCZRCJ-PDJLHBHISA-Nflavonoid
  • QYVCMCHTBHFWCZ-UEWFYPRWSA-Nflavonoid
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-[(1R)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-[(1S)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-8-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 2-hydroxy-N-(1,3,4-trihydroxyoctadec-10-en-2-yl)tetracosanamideacid
  • N-[3,4-dihydroxy-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoctadec-10-en-2-yl]-2-hydroxytetracosanamideacid
  • [(3R,5S,9S,10R,13S,14R,17S)-17-[(2S,3E,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylhepta-3,6-dien-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] acetateterpenoid
  • pentadec-7-enalaldehyde
  • [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-6-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxochromen-6-yl]-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoateflavonoid
  • (1S,3aR,4S,6aR)-1,4-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydropentalene-2,5-dione
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-[3-methoxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-[(1R)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-[(1R)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-6-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-8-[(1R)-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]-6-[(2S,3S,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • [(3R,5S,9S,10R,13S,14R,17S)-17-[(2R,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylhept-6-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] acetateterpenoid
  • NKQNBGQKLCZRCJ-BAQJSBEQSA-Nflavonoid
  • [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(5-hydroxy-4-oxo-2-phenylchromen-7-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoateflavonoid
  • QYVCMCHTBHFWCZ-BGJBJKLJSA-Nflavonoid
  • YTXCWPMKGDLVHS-AIMKRQHCSA-Nflavonoid
  • benzoic acidphenolreads as bitter taste (PubChem)
  • Karounidiol 3-benzoateterpenoid
  • isoscoparin 2''-[6-(E)-feruloylglucoside]phenol
  • Isoscoparin 2''-O-[6-O-[(E)-p-coumaroyl]glucoside]flavonoid
  • beta-sitosterolalcohol
  • gibberellin A110alcohol
  • 4-coumaric acidacid
  • Glucoisovitexinflavonoid
  • 4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-Octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,13,14-tetradecahydropicen-3-olterpenoid
  • 4-[(3S,3aR,6aR)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,3,3a,4,6,6a-hexahydrofuro[3,4-c]furan-6-yl]-2,6-dimethoxyphenol
  • lariciresinolalcohol
  • salicylic acidacid
  • Gibberellin 1terpenoid
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acidphenol
  • saponarinflavonoid
  • eupholterpenoid
  • CID 443464terpenoid
  • (E)-cinnamic acidacid
  • oleic acidacidreads as peculiar lard-like odor (PubChem)
  • Phosphatidyl glycerolacid
  • 9-alpha-Ribofuranosyladeninenitrogen compound
  • 5-Hydroxy-11-methyl-6-methylidene-16-oxo-15-oxapentacyclo[9.3.2.15,8.01,10.02,8]heptadecane-9-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • Bryonolic acidterpenoid
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • Gibberellin A1terpenoid
  • vitexinflavonoid
  • apigeninflavonoid
  • luteolinflavonoid
  • linoleic acidacid
  • gibberellin A20terpenoid
  • β-caroteneterpenoid
  • gibberellin A8terpenoid
  • stigmasterolalcohol
  • kaempferolflavonoid
  • alpha-linolenic acidacid
  • luteinterpenoid
  • cucurbitacin aterpenoid
  • cucurbitacin bketone
  • Cucurbitacin Cterpenoid
  • cucurbitacin Dketone
  • cucurbitacin Eketone
  • cucurbitacin iketone
  • isofucosterolalcohol
  • α-spinasterinterpenoid
  • myricetinflavonoid
  • orientinflavonoid
  • gibberellin A34terpenoid
  • gibberellin A5terpenoid
  • elaidolinolenic acidacid
  • 5alpha-ergosta-7,22-dien-3beta-olalcohol
  • 24-epicampesterolalcohol
  • Clerosterolterpenoid
  • Campesta-7,22E-dien-3beta-olterpenoid
  • (E)-phytonadioneketone
  • methyl (E)-4-hydroxycinnamatephenol
  • sitoglusideterpenoid
  • D-glucopyranosesugarreads as sweet (PubChem)
  • adenosinenitrogen compoundreads as mild, saline, or bitter taste (PubChem)
  • Gibbane-1,10-dicarboxylic acid, 2,4a-dihydroxy-1-methyl-8-methylene-, 1,4a-lactone, (1alpha,2beta,4aalpha,4bbeta,10beta)-terpenoid
  • p-coumaric acidacid
  • Gibberellic acidterpenoid
  • secoisolariciresinol
  • stigmasterol 3-O-beta-D-glucosideterpenoid
  • beta-Tocopherolterpenoid
  • (6S)-dehydrovomifoliolterpenoid
  • indole-3-carboxylic acidacid
  • (+)-sesamin
  • 2-hydroxy-N-[3-hydroxy-1-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoctadeca-4,8-dien-2-yl]hexadecanamideacid
  • (7Z)-pentadec-7-enalaldehyde
  • (+)-pinoresinolphenol
  • lansterterpenoid
  • (E/Z)-cinnamic acidacid
  • 2,4-hexadienalaldehyde
  • melatoninnitrogen compound
  • gibberellin A4terpenoid
  • 24-methylenecholesterolalcohol
  • methyl hydroxycinnamateacid

Sources

  • Lu et al. 2025, Foods
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