Elderberry

Fruit & berry· berry

What it is

Elderberry is the small dark berry of Sambucus nigra, a shrub native to Europe, always cooked before eating.

What it tastes like

On the nose: buttery, fruity, grassy-green, floral. Among its measured molecules: m-cymene, methyl isovalerate, isovaleric acid, ethyl isovalerate, β-damascenone.

What goes with it

Black teaboth carry furfuryl alcoholcite
Oolong teaboth carry β-damascenone, cooked applecite
Appleboth carry β-damascenone, cooked applecite

256 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 6 mg per 100 g — the library's own composition sheet.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

Elderberry + Fig
both carry acetone, fruity (32 of 338 carry it)
Elderberry + Saffron
both carry limonene, lemon (126 of 338 carry it)
Elderberry + Sage
both carry alpha-terpineol, floral lilac (105 of 338 carry it)

20 of 138 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

acetoinaromaketonereads as buttery odor (PubChem)Measured in 16 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.021 ± 0.001 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Acetoin' (V-K3), Control column)
acetonearomaketonereads as fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.047 ± 0.018 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Acetone' (V-K1), Control column)
benzyl alcoholaromaalcoholreads as faint aromatic odor (PubChem)Measured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.037 ± 0.021 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row '2- Phenylmethanol' (V-AL15), Control column)
ethanolaromaalcoholreads as burning (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.103 ± 0.011 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Ethanol' (V-AL1), Control column)
phenylethyl alcoholaromaalcoholreads as sharp burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.124 ± 0.085 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row '2-Phenylethanol' (V-AL16), Control column)
linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.198 ± 0.009 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'β-Linalool' (V-T11), Control column)
furfuryl alcoholaromaalcoholreads as bitter (PubChem)Measured in 16 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.019 ± 0.001 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row '2-Furanmethanol' (V-AL14), Control column)
ethyl isovaleratearomaesterMeasured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.014 ± 0.005 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Ethyl isovalerate' (V-E3), Control column)
1-hexanolaromaalcoholreads as fatty, fruity (PubChem)Measured in 48 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.069 ± 0.004 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Hexanol' (V-AL4), Control column)
ethyl acetatearomaesterreads as fragrant odor (PubChem)Measured in 42 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.054 ± 0.012 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Ethyl acetate' (V-E1), Control column)
isovaleric acidaromaacidreads as acid taste (PubChem)Measured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.307 ± 0.095 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Isovaleric acid' (V-AC2), Control column)
m-cymenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.011 ± 0.001 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'm-cymene' (V-T7), Control column)
methyl isovaleratearomaesterMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.012 ± 0.002 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Methyl isovalerate' (V-E2), Control column)
alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.039 ± 0.007 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'α-Terpineol' (V-T13), Control column)
1-octen-3-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 35 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.011 ± 0.003 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row '1-Octen-3-ol' (V-AL9), Control column)
limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.215 ± 0.061 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Limonene' (V-T4), Control column)
isoamyl alcoholaromaalcoholMeasured in 43 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.112 ± 0.013 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'Isoamyl alcohol' (V-AL2), Control column)
cis-3-hexen-1-olaromaalcoholreads as powerful grassy-green odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.043 ± 0.006 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row '(Z)-3-Hexen-1-ol' (V-AL6), Control column)
trans-2-hexenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.012 ± 0.008 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row '(E)-2-Hexen-1-ol' (V-AL8), Control column)
β-damascenonearomaterpenoidMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.066 ± 0.024 µg/mL in the untreated pasteurized juice control — Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology (Table 2, row 'β-damascenone' (V-T19), Control column)

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.

2beta-(3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-3alpha-methanol 5-acetate
(S)-2-Phenyl-2-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)acetic acidacid
Cyanidin 3-sambubioside 5-glucosideflavonoid
1-tetracosanolalcohol
oleanolic acidacid
methyl (2S,3R)-3-[(S)-cyano(phenyl)methoxy]-2-hydroxy-3-[(2R)-3-hydroxy-1-methoxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl]oxypropanoate
methyl (2S,3R)-3-[(R)-cyano(phenyl)methoxy]-2-hydroxy-3-[(2R)-3-hydroxy-1-methoxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl]oxypropanoate
methyl (2R,3R)-3-[(S)-cyano(phenyl)methoxy]-2-hydroxy-3-[(2R)-3-hydroxy-1-methoxy-1-oxopropan-2-yl]oxypropanoate
Cyanidin 3-O-sophorosideflavonoid
20beta-Hydroxyursolic acidterpenoid
heptacosaneacid
(R)-prunasinnitrogen compound
4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-flavonoid
(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17S)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
icosan-1-olalcohol
(2S)-2-phenyl-2-[(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyacetonitrilesugar
docosanolalcohol
Cyanidin 3-b-L-arabinosideflavonoid
Delphinidin 3-xylosideflavonoid
[6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromenylium-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoatesugar
Icariside F2sugar
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-{[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}chromen-4-oneflavonoid
1-heptadecanolalcohol
(2R)-2-phenyl-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyacetonitrilesugar
3-[(2R,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromenylium-5,7-diolflavonoid
Petunidin 3-(6''-p-coumaroyl-glucoside)sugar
Pelargonidin 3-O-sambubiosideflavonoid
(11S)-11-hydroxy-9,15,16-trioxooctadecanoic acidacid
[(3S,8S,9R,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] acetateterpenoid
(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[[(2S,3R,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-4-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-phenylmethoxyoxane-3,4,5-triol
[(3S,8S,9R,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] acetateterpenoid
[(3S,4aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aS,14aR,14bS)-4,4,6a,6b,8a,11,11,14b-octamethyl-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,9,10,12,12a,14,14a-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl] acetateterpenoid
[(1R,3S,6S,8S,11S,12R,15S,16R)-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-15-[(2S)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]-6-pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecanyl] acetateterpenoid
[(3S,8S,9R,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-[(E,2S,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl] acetateterpenoid
(1R,3S,6S,8S,11S,12R,15S,16R)-7,7,12,16-tetramethyl-15-[(2S)-6-methylhept-5-en-2-yl]pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadecan-6-olterpenoid
(3R,8R,9R,10S,13R,14R,17S)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
(2S)-2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-2-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyacetonitrilesugar
(3S,8S,9R,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-[(2R,5R)-5,6-dimethylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
(3S,8S,9R,10R,13S,14S,17S)-17-[(E,2S,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylhept-3-en-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[(1S)-1-(3-hydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol
campesterolalcohol
(-)-medioresinolphenol
1-tricosanolalcohol
oxalic acidacid
DL-lactic acidacid
DL-malic acidacid
(2R)-2beta-(3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-3alpha-methanol
Cyanidin 3-(6-p-caffeoyl)glucosideflavonoid
1-nonacosanolalcohol
(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromenylium-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triolflavonoid
lupeolalcohol
citric acidacidreads as strongly acidic taste (PubChem)
lariciresinolalcohol
oxalic acidacid
(1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,10S,12aR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acidterpenoid
(S)-mandelic acidacid
zierinsugar
cyanidin 3-O-β-D-glucosideflavonoid
keracyanin cationflavonoid
cyanidin-3,5-O-diglucosideflavonoid
cyanidin 3-O-beta-D-galactoside(1+)flavonoid
chrysantheminflavonoid
(2S,4S,5S)-2-[3-[(2S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxychromenylium-5-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triolflavonoid
pelargonidin 3-glucoside ionflavonoid
delphinidin 3-O-glucoside cationflavonoid
petunidin 3-O-beta-D-glucosideether
Peonidin-3-glucosideflavonoid
pelargonidin 3-O-rutinosideflavonoid
3-[[2-[4-[difluoro(phosphono)methyl]phenyl]acetyl]amino]-4-[[(2S)-3-[4-[difluoro(phosphono)methyl]phenyl]-1-oxo-1-(pentylamino)propan-2-yl]amino]-4-oxobutanoic acid
(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-6-[2-(3-hydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol
2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
DL-malic acidacidreads as sour taste (PubChem)
(7R,8S)-(-)-dihydrodehydroconiferyl alcoholalcohol
quercetinflavonoid
isoquercetinflavonoid
rutinflavonoid
Astragalinflavonoid
kaempferol 3-O-neohesperidosidesugar
nictoflorinflavonoid
vitamin Cacidreads as pleasant, sharp, acidic taste (PubChem)
Quercetin 3-neohesperidosideflavonoid
tulipaninflavonoid
Cyanidin 3-(2G-glucosylrutinoside)flavonoid
sitoglusideterpenoid
Quercetin 3-O-alpha-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-2)-beta-galactopyranosideflavonoid
cholesterolalcohol
lactic acidacidreads as mild acid taste and does not overpower weaker aromatic flavors (PubChem)
benzyl 2-hydroxy-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxybenzoatephenol
ursolic acidacid
ceryl alcoholalcohol
1-octacosanolalcohol
1-triacontanolalcohol
betulinterpenoid
β-amyrinalcohol
α-amyrinalcohol
[6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromenylium-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoateflavonoid
(+)-pinoresinolphenol
1-heptacosanolalcohol
Sambicyaninflavonoid
Cyanidin 3-O-xylosyl-rutinosideflavonoid
Cyanidin 3-sambubioside-5-glucosideflavonoid
Delphinidin 3-O-sambubiosideflavonoid
nonadecanolalcohol
stearyl alcoholalcoholreads as bland (PubChem)
henicosan-1-olalcohol
17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
Cyanidin 3-O-xylosideflavonoid
Peonidin 3-O-rutinosideflavonoid
sambunigrinnitrogen compound
(3-Hydroxyphenyl)methyl beta-D-glucopyranoside
lupeol acetateterpenoid
1-pentacosanolalcohol
(Hexopyranosyloxy)(3-hydroxyphenyl)acetonitrilesugar
α-amyrin acetateterpenoid
24-Methylenecycloartanolalcohol
oxalic acidacid
quercetin 5,7,3′,4′-tetramethyl etherflavonoid
(2R,3S,4R,5R,6S)-2-[5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromenylium-3-yl]oxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triolflavonoid

Sources

Ricci et al. 2018, Frontiers in Microbiology

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