the library

Honey

Sweet & rich· sweetener

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

• benzaldehydearomaaldehydereads as burning aromatic taste (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite

  1.79 ± 0.08% of the volatile profile of orange-blossom honey; not detected in the coriander, astragalus, chehelgiah or rosemary honeys — Pourmoradian et al. 2026, Foods (Table 1 (Profile of honey volatile compounds identified using GC-MS analysis) and Table 2 (Main volatile components of different botanical honey samples), row 'Benzaldehyde')
• 2,3-butanedionearomaketonereads as strong odor (PubChem)Measured in 15 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified in the headspace of 58 honeys of six botanical origins, confirmed against a reference compound (CAS 431-03-8) — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1 (Retention times and reduced ion mobility for the monomers and dimers of the identified substances), row '2,3-Butanedione')
• hexanalaromaaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)Measured in 85 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 66-25-1) — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Hexanal')
• butanonearomaketonereads as sweet, pleasant, pungent (PubChem)Measured in 8 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 78-93-3); detected as both monomer and dimer — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row '2-Butanone')
• alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 80-56-8); the only terpene in the list, and detected as monomer only — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row 'α-Pinene')
• furfuralaromafuranreads as almond-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 33 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 98-01-1) — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Furfural')
• 2-pentanonearomaketoneMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 107-87-9) — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row '2-Pentanone')
• pentanalaromaaldehydereads as it has sharp, penetrating flavor (PubChem)Measured in 15 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 110-62-3) — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Pentanal')
• 1-hexanolaromaalcoholreads as fatty, fruity (PubChem)Measured in 48 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 111-27-3) — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row '1-Hexanol')
• heptyl alcoholaromaalcoholreads as fragrant (PubChem)Measured in 8 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row '1-Heptanol')
• heptanalaromaaldehydereads as fatty taste (PubChem)Measured in 33 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 111-71-7) — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Heptanal')
• decanalaromaaldehydereads as citrus odor (PubChem)Measured in 36 of 338 ingredients.cite

  1.14-8.24% of the volatile profile in four of the five monofloral honeys — Pourmoradian et al. 2026, Foods (Table 2, row 'Decanal')
• 2,3-hexanedionearomaketoneMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 3848-24-6) — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row '2,3-Hexanedione')
• nonanalaromaaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 59 of 338 ingredients.cite

  2.42-17.54% of the volatile profile — the only compound present in ALL FIVE monofloral honeys analysed, and the largest single peak in coriander honey — Pourmoradian et al. 2026, Foods (Table 2, row 'Nonanal')
• trans-2-penten-1-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite

  one of the 15 honey-typical compounds identified against a reference compound (CAS 1576-96-1) — Schanzmann et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row 'trans-2-Penten-1-ol')