the library

Earl Grey

Sweet & rich· tea coffee cacao

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

• linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.57 in the Earl Grey group, and named in the abstract among the four 'fundamental odorants' of citrus blend black tea — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 26 'Linalool', column BG; Abstract)
• ethyl decanoatearomaesterreads as green, fattyMeasured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.33 in the Earl Grey group, and scored in no other group; odour 'Green, Fatty' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 16 'Decanoic acid ethyl ester', column BG)
• heptanalaromaaldehydereads as fresh, greenMeasured in 33 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.57 in the Earl Grey group, and named in the abstract among the four 'fundamental odorants'; odour 'Fresh, Green' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 2 'Heptanal', column BG; Abstract)
• linalyl acetatearomaterpenoidreads as citrus-like, herbalMeasured in 12 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.57 in the Earl Grey group, and scored by the panel in NO other group; odour 'Citrus-like, Herbal' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 32 'Linalyl acetate', column BG)
• benzyl acetatearomaesterreads as herbal, sweetMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.25 in the Earl Grey group, and named in the abstract as one of the two 'characterized odorants' for the bergamot type; odour 'Herbal, Sweet' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 49 'Benzyl acetate', column BG; Abstract)
• terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as fresh, woodMeasured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.83 in the Earl Grey group; odour 'Fresh, Wood'. The Discussion adds: 'Terpinen-4-ol, fresh aroma, has been detected both in bergamot and tea, which was consistent with our results' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 10 'Terpinen-4-ol', column BG)
• beta-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as green, woodMeasured in 55 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.71 in the Earl Grey group; odour 'Green, wood' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 4 'β-Pinene', column BG)
• limonenearomaterpenoidreads as lemon-like, fruity, freshMeasured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.00 in the Earl Grey group, and named in the abstract among the four 'fundamental odorants'; odour 'Lemon-like, Fruity, Fresh' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 23 'Limonene', column BG; Abstract)
• isopulegol acetatearomaterpenoidreads as wood, sweetMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.33 in the Earl Grey group, and scored in no other group; odour 'Wood, Sweet' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 50 'Isopulegol acetate', column BG)
• trans-β-iononearomaterpenoidreads as warm woody, dry, and fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.75 in the Earl Grey group, and named in the abstract among the four compounds 'considered the fundamental odorants associated with the flavors of these teas' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 45 'trans-β-Ionone', column BG; Abstract)
• nerolaromaalcoholreads as floral, sweetMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.00 in the Earl Grey group, scored in no other group, and named in the abstract as one of the two 'characterized odorants' for the bergamot type; odour 'Floral, Sweet' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 21 'Nerol', column BG; Abstract)
• geranyl acetatearomaterpenoidreads as floral, sweetMeasured in 24 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.86 in the bergamot (Earl Grey) group — the highest BG intensity in the table; odour 'Floral, Sweet' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2 (Active aromatic compounds identified in citrus blend black tea), row 38 'Geranyl acetate', column BG)
• alpha-iononearomaterpenoidreads as sweet, floralMeasured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.25 in the Earl Grey group, and scored in no other group; odour 'Sweet, Floral' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 42 'α-Ionone', column BG)
• nerolidolaromaalcoholreads as fruityMeasured in 14 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.20 in the Earl Grey group, and scored in no other group; odour 'Fruity' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 44 'Nerolidol', column BG)
• allo-ocimenearomaacidreads as fresh, floralMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite

  aroma intensity 2.25 in the Earl Grey group, and scored in no other group; odour 'Fresh, Floral' — Wang et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 2, row 6 '(E,E)-2,6-Dimethyl-2,4,6-octatriene', column BG)