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Habanero

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Habanero

What it is

Habanero is a Capsicum chinense chile pepper that originated in the Amazon and is now closely associated with the Yucatán Peninsula.

What it tastes like

On the nose: fruity, apple, orange-rose, citrus. Among its measured molecules: 2-Ethylhexanoic acid, 3,4,4-Trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-one, 3-Ethyl-4-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, Hexyl 3-methylbutanoate, 2-Methyl-3-octanone.

What goes with it

239 more go with it. See them all in the full library →

Salt and acid

Salt

Salt not measured yet.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

45 of 51 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • acetonearomaketonereads as fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0158 in C. chinense (vs. 0.2485 in C. annuum), flagged 'down'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 10, column B (C. chinense))
  • caprylic acidaromaacidreads as slight odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0049 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0209 in C. annuum), flagged 'down'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 30, column B (C. chinense))
  • caprylaldehydearomaaldehydereads as strong, fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 37 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0109 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0017 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 5, column B (C. chinense))
  • methyl salicylatearomaesterreads as liquid having the characteristic odor of wintergreen (PubChem)Measured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0414 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0038 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 27, column B (C. chinense))
  • hexanalaromaaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)Measured in 85 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 2.5828 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0761 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 2, column B (C. chinense))
  • 1-pentanolaromaalcoholreads as mild odor (PubChem)Measured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.1110 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0152 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 20, column B (C. chinense))
  • linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.56 µg/mL in fresh, pre-fermentation habanero extractLópez-Salas et al. 2022, Foods (Table 3, strain 'COM', row Time=0)
  • 1-hexanolaromaalcoholreads as fatty, fruity (PubChem)Measured in 48 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 1.3680 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0156 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 21, column B (C. chinense))
  • 2-Ethylhexanoic acidaromaacidreads as mild odor (PubChem)Measured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0340 in C. chinense (vs. 0.1168 in C. annuum), flagged 'down'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 29, column B (C. chinense))
  • mequinolaromaphenolreads as odor of caramel and phenol (PubChem)Measured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0306 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0054 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 31, column B (C. chinense))
  • 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-onearomaketonereads as fruity taste (PubChem)Measured in 15 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.1538 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0117 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 14, column B (C. chinense))
  • β-cyclocitralaromaterpenoidMeasured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0309 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0011 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 36, column B (C. chinense))
  • 3-methylbutanalaromaaldehydereads as apple-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 22 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0052 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0285 in C. annuum), flagged 'down'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 1, column B (C. chinense))
  • 1-penten-3-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 1.0939 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0217 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 19, column B (C. chinense))
  • 3-methylfuranaromafuranMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0028 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0139 in C. annuum), flagged 'down'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 32, column B (C. chinense))
  • 2-ethylfuranaromafuranMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0240 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0030 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 33, column B (C. chinense))
  • 1-octen-3-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 35 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0223 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0019 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 23, column B (C. chinense))
  • 2-amylfuranaromafuranMeasured in 23 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0578 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0117 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 34, column B (C. chinense))
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.01 µg/mL in fresh, pre-fermentation habanero extractLópez-Salas et al. 2022, Foods (Table 3, strain 'COM', row Time=0)
  • 3,4,4-Trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-onearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0418 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0028 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 15, column B (C. chinense))
  • 3-Ethyl-4-methyl-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dionearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0029 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0007 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 18, column B (C. chinense))
  • nonanalaromaaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 59 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0163 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0059 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 6, column B (C. chinense))
  • Hexyl 3-methylbutanoatearomaesterMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.73 µg/mL in fresh, pre-fermentation habanero extractLópez-Salas et al. 2022, Foods (Table 3, strain 'COM', row Time=0)
  • 2-Methyl-3-octanonearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 1.1169 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0351 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 13, column B (C. chinense))
  • Cyclohexene-1-carbonitrilearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0027 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0074 in C. annuum), flagged 'down'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 28, column B (C. chinense))
  • dihydrocapsaicintastenitrogen compoundMeasured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
    mean 0.56 mg/g across the C. chinense accession panel (range 0.00-10.09 mg/g)Reddy et al. 2025, Horticulture Research (Table 1, Capsaicinoids block, row 'Dihydrocapsaicin', 'Mean' column)
  • 3-octanonearomaketonereads as mild fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0318 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0037 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 11, column B (C. chinense))
  • Isoamyl isobutyratearomaesterMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.04 µg/mL in fresh, pre-fermentation habanero extractLópez-Salas et al. 2022, Foods (Table 3, strain 'COM', row Time=0)
  • 4,4,6-Trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-olaromaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0032 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0009 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 24, column B (C. chinense))
  • Methyl 2-ethyldecanoatearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0019 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0073 in C. annuum), flagged 'down'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 25, column B (C. chinense))
  • capsaicintastenitrogen compoundreads as highly volatile with a pungent odor (PubChem)Measured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
    mean 2.11 mg/g across the C. chinense accession panel (range 0.01-28.04 mg/g)Reddy et al. 2025, Horticulture Research (Table 1 (Concentrations of capsaicinoids, carotenoids and flavor compounds in accessions of C. chinense used in the study), Capsaicinoids block, row 'Capsaicin', 'Mean' column)
  • geranylacetonearomaketoneMeasured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0399 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0031 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 16, column B (C. chinense))
  • 2-HexenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 31 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 6.2553 in C. chinense (vs. 0.1170 in C. annuum), flagged 'up' in spicy vs. non-spicy fruitQiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1 (The details of 37 VOCs' significant difference in two pepper fruits), row 4, column B (C. chinense))
  • trans-2-dodecenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0179 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0012 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 8, column B (C. chinense))
  • trans-2-hexenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.4177 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0055 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 22, column B (C. chinense))
  • Beta-Ionone epoxidearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.1235 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0065 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 17, column B (C. chinense))
  • cis-3-Hexenyl hexanoatearomaesterMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.34 µg/mL in fresh, pre-fermentation habanero extractLópez-Salas et al. 2022, Foods (Table 3, strain 'COM', row Time=0)
  • (E)-3-Hepten-2-onearomaketoneMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.0276 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0061 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 12, column B (C. chinense))
  • (E)-2-pentenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    relative amount 0.1034 in C. chinense (vs. 0.0059 in C. annuum), flagged 'up'Qiu et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 3, column B (C. chinense))
  • 3,3-Dimethyl-1-hexanolaromaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.45 µg/mL in fresh, pre-fermentation habanero extractLópez-Salas et al. 2022, Foods (Table 3, strain 'COM', row Time=0)
  • 4-Methylpentyl 3-methylbutanoatearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    mean 1017.57 ng/g across the C. chinense accession panel (range 5.01-8518.39 ng/g)Reddy et al. 2025, Horticulture Research (Table 1, Flavor block, row '4-methylpenthyl 3-methylbutanoate', 'Mean' column)
  • 4-Methylpentyl 2-methylbutanoatearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    mean 282.767 ng/g across the C. chinense accession panel (range 0.03-886.1 ng/g)Reddy et al. 2025, Horticulture Research (Table 1, Flavor block, row '4-methylpenthyl 2-methylbutanoate', 'Mean' column)
  • 4-Methylpentyl 4-methylpentanoatearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    mean 5.30 ng/g across the C. chinense accession panel (range 0-61.376 ng/g)Reddy et al. 2025, Horticulture Research (Table 1, Flavor block, row '4-Methylpentyl 4-methylpentanoate', 'Mean' 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.

  • Capsianoside XIIIterpenoid
  • Capsianoside XVterpenoid
  • Capsianoside Jterpenoid
  • POOCBLPVPJVZBI-ZZYKATELSA-Nterpenoid
  • SFTJJXPNTXDKLC-ZGWSRUTPSA-Nterpenoid
  • QFKLPFQSZQZZFP-MSMXOFMASA-Nterpenoid

Sources

  • Qiu et al. 2023, Plants
  • López-Salas et al. 2022, Foods
  • Reddy et al. 2025, Horticulture Research