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Cumin
Spice & roots· spice
What it is
Cumin is the dried seed of Cuminum cyminum, an annual plant native to the eastern Mediterranean and South Asia.
What it tastes like
On the nose: camphor, rose, pine, citrus. Among its measured molecules: Isobutyl isobutyrate, alpha-Terpineole, delta-terpineol, α-campholenal, Humulene epoxide II.
What goes with it
- Spearmintboth carry 1,8-cineole, camphorcite
- Eucalyptusboth carry 1,8-cineole, camphorcite
- Turmericboth carry 1,8-cineole, camphorcite
Salt and acid
Salt
0 mgAsian pear10 mgCinnamon100 mgFennel seed1,000 mgOlive10,000 mgFish sauce
Sodium 168 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 170923.
Acid
Acid not measured yet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Cumin + Spearmint
both carry 1,8-cineole, camphor (43 of 338 carry it)
- Cumin + Peppermint
both carry 1,8-cineole, camphor (43 of 338 carry it)
- Cumin + Aromatic bitters
both carry 1,8-cineole, camphor (43 of 338 carry it)
28 of 81 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.
1,8-cineolearomaterpenoidreads as camphor-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
18.1% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1028) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row '1, 8-Cineole')linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
10.5% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1089) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Linalool')alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
29.2% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 931) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'α-Pinene')methyl eugenolaromaacidreads as bitter, burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.6% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1369) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Methyl eugenol')Isobutyl isobutyratearomaesterreads as fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.8% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 892) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Isobutyl isobutyrate')γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.6% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1051) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'γ-Terpinene')p-cymenearomaterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)Measured in 42 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.3% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1013) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'p-Cymene')linalyl acetatearomaterpenoidreads as bergamot-lavender odor (PubChem)Measured in 12 of 338 ingredients.cite
4.8% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1248) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Linalyl acetate')terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.5% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1169) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Terpinene-4-ol')terpinolenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.3% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1082) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Terpinolene')α-thujenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.3% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 922) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'α-Thujene')sabinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 32 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.6% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 971) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Sabinene')limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
21.7% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1025) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Limonene')myrcenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 68 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.2% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 981) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Myrcene')delta-terpineolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.09% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1154) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'δ-Terpineole')trans-pinocarveolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.07% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1130) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'trans-Pinocarveole')spathulenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.07% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1562) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Spathulenol')trans-carveolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.4% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1213) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'trans-Carveole')alpha-terpinyl acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.3% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1342) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'α-Terpinyl acetate')cis-carveolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.07% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1217) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'cis-Carveole')alpha-TerpineolearomaalcoholMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
3.17% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1180) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'α-Terpineole')geraniolaromaalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 26 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.1% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1242) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Geraniol')α-campholenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.03% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1122) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'α -Campholenal')neryl acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 12 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.09% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1351) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Neryl acetate')caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.2% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1430) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'β-Caryophyllene')methyl geranatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.2% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1310) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Methyl geranate')Humulene epoxide IIaromaMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.08% peak area in hydrodistilled seed essential oil, GC/MS (RI 1608) — Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products (Table 1, row 'Humulene epoxide II')
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.
- Cuminoside Aterpenoid
- Cuminoside Bterpenoid
- carvacrolphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)
- cumic acidacid
- β-phellandreneterpenoidreads as burning taste (PubChem)
- uracilnitrogen compound
- 1-(2-Hydroxy-3-methoxy-5-prop-2-enylphenyl)ethanoneacid
- ethyl β-D-glucopyranosidesugar
- beta-pineneterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)
- 4-(Propan-2-yl)cyclohex-3-ene-1-carbaldehydeterpenoid
- alpha-terpineolalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)
- acetylcholinenitrogen compound
- (5R)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
- 3-careneterpenoid
- cholinenitrogen compound
- 4-coumaric acidacid
- p-cymen-7-olalcohol
- cuminaldehydealdehyde
- eugenolphenolreads as odor of cloves (PubChem)
- gallic acidacid
- methoxsalencoumarinreads as bitter taste followed by tingling sensation (PubChem)
- 5-Hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxycyclohexyl)decan-3-one
- gingerolphenol
- oleic acidacidreads as peculiar lard-like odor (PubChem)
- 1,3,4,9,10,10AS-Hexahydro-5,6-dihydroxy-1,1-dimethyl-7-iso-propyl-2H-9S,4AR-(epoxymethano)phenanthren-12-oneterpenoid
- quercetinflavonoid
- luteolosideflavonoid
- apigetrinflavonoid
- kaempferolflavonoid
- petroselinic acidacid
- isocaryophylleneterpenoid
- (R)-rosmarinic acidacid
- (6Z)-β-farneseneterpenoid
- D-(-)-mannitolsugarreads as sweetish taste (PubChem)
- (6S,6aS,9aS,9bS)-3,6,9-trimethyl-6-[(2R,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5,6a,7,9a,9b-hexahydroazuleno[4,5-b]furan-2-oneterpenoid
- p-coumaric acidacid
- anetholetherreads as sweet taste (PubChem)
- (5S)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
- trans-α-Bergamoteneterpenoid
- carnosic acidphenol
- campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
- trans-caffeic acidphenol
- thymolphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
- eugenol acetatephenol
- protocatechuic acidacid
- (-)-Rosmadialterpenoid
- α-phellandreneterpenoid
- α-terpineneterpenoid
- p-isopropylphenolphenol
- anetholacid
- estragoleetherreads as sweet taste reminiscent of anise (differing from anethole) (PubChem)
- (+)-catechinflavonoid
- Epirosmanollactone
Sources
- Mohammadpour et al. 2012, Jundishapur Journal of Natural Pharmaceutical Products