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Elderflower
Herbs & floral· floral
What it is
Elderflower is the small cream-coloured flower cluster of Sambucus nigra, harvested in late spring.
What it tastes like
On the nose: rose, thyme, spicy; the house adds muscat ✳. Among its measured molecules: Cyclohexadecanolide, trans-Chrysanthenyl acetate, cedr-8-ene, Methyl citronellate, cis-rose oxide.
What goes with it
- Matchaboth carry carvacrol, thymolcite
- Black teaboth carry linalool, spicy citruscite
- Fenugreekboth carry carvacrol, thymolcite
Salt and acid
Salt
Salt not measured yet.
Acid
Acid not measured yet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Elderflower + Blackberry
both carry linalool, spicy citrus (133 of 338 carry it)
- Elderflower + Lemon
both carry linalool, spicy citrus (133 of 338 carry it)
- Elderflower + London dry gin
both carry linalool, spicy citrus (133 of 338 carry it)
15 of 133 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.
linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
3.27% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil, the largest oxygenated-monoterpene entry in that column — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2 (Volatile compounds of essential oils obtained from the extracts of ten plants used as teas), row 'Linalool', column 'S. nigra')CyclohexadecanolidearomalactoneMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.15% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'Cyclohexadecanolide', column 'S. nigra')citronellolaromaterpenoidreads as rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 15 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.90% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'Citronellol', column 'S. nigra')carvacrolaromaphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)Measured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.95% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'Carvacrol', column 'S. nigra')Methyl citronellatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.90% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'Methyl citronellate', column 'S. nigra')delta-cadinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.96% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'δ-Cadinene', column 'S. nigra')cis-rose oxidearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.66% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'cis-Rose oxide', column 'S. nigra')2,4-decadienalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 12 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.94% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row '(2E,4E)-Decadienal', column 'S. nigra')germacrene DaromaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.08% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'Germacrene D', column 'S. nigra')trans-Sabinene hydratearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.00% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'trans-Sabinene hydrate', column 'S. nigra')trans-α-BergamotenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.01% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'trans-α-Bergamotene', column 'S. nigra')cedr-8-enearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.98% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'α-Cedrene', column 'S. nigra')trans-rose oxidearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.75% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'trans-Rose oxide', column 'S. nigra')trans-Chrysanthenyl acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.71% of the Sambucus nigra flower oil — Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal (Table 2, row 'trans-Chrysanthenyl acetate', column 'S. nigra')
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
- Hajdari et al. 2022, The Scientific World Journal