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Juniper berry

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Juniper berry

What it is

Juniper berry is the female seed cone of Juniperus communis, a conifer whose berries are the defining botanical in gin.

What it tastes like

On the nose: pine; the house adds resinous, gin heart ✳. Among its measured molecules: alpha-pinene oxide, campholenic aldehyde, p-camphorene, m-camphorene, alpha-fenchene.

What goes with it

229 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.

68 of 236 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

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.

  • (2S)-2alpha-[3-Methoxy-4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)phenyl]-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-3beta-methanol
  • (+)-epsilon-muuroleneterpenoid
  • Junipercomnoside Eacid
  • (aR)-2-[4-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)phenyl]-2'-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-5,5',7,7'-tetrahydroxy-8,8'-bi[4H-1-benzopyran]-4,4'-dioneflavonoid
  • (13S)-15-Hydroxylabd-8(20)-en-19-oic acid methyl esterterpenoid
  • 3-[2alpha-(3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-3beta-(alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyloxymethyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-5-yl]-1-propanol
  • 2-[4-(3-Hydroxypropyl)-2-methoxyphenoxy]-1,3-propanediolether
  • (4S)-4-hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-4-[(1E,3S)-3-{[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}but-1-en-1-yl]cyclohex-2-en-1-oneterpenoid
  • rosarinacid
  • oplopanoneterpenoid
  • (2R)-2beta-[3-Methoxy-4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)phenyl]-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydrobenzofuran-3alpha-methanol
  • (+)-sabineneterpenoid
  • (S)-4-[(4R)-2,6,6-Trimethyl-4beta-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-1-cyclohexenyl]-2-butanolterpenoid
  • (E)-Isoconiferinacid
  • 10-Epizonareneterpenoid
  • thujoneterpenoid
  • Cinnamyl 6-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosideacid
  • Methyl cis-Communateterpenoid
  • Oleuropeic acid 8-O-glucosideterpenoid
  • (6E)-(-)-nerolidolalcohol
  • 15,16-Dinor-13-oxolabda-8(17)-ene-19-oic acid methyl esterterpenoid
  • Abieta-8,11,13-trien-7-oneterpenoid
  • Cryptojaponolterpenoid
  • (4R)-3,5alpha-Dimethyl-4alpha-[(1E,3S)-3-hydroxy-1-butenyl]-4-hydroxy-5-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxymethyl)-2-cyclohexene-1-oneterpenoid
  • (S)-4-[(4R)-2,6,6-Trimethyl-4beta-(6-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-1-cyclohexenyl]-2-butanolterpenoid
  • vanillinphenolreads as sweetish smell (PubChem)
  • (-)-α-himachaleneterpenoid
  • CID 11954143terpenoid
  • (+)-fenchoneterpenoid
  • 5-Epixanthoperolterpenoid
  • (E)-calameneneterpenoid
  • Elliotinoic acidterpenoid
  • (+)-alpha-thujoneterpenoid
  • (+)-(7S,8S)-guaiacylglycerolalcohol
  • 4'-Demethyldeoxypodophyllotoxin beta-D-glucopyranoside
  • (-)-myrtenyl acetateterpenoid
  • Nootkatoneterpenoidreads as grapefruit odor (PubChem)
  • (1R,3S)-1-isopropyl-3-methylcyclohexaneacid
  • Methyl isodextropimarateterpenoid
  • Methyl 7alpha-hydroxysandaracopimarateterpenoid
  • methyl (1R,4aS,7S,10aR)-7-ethenyl-1,4a,7-trimethyl-9-oxo-2,3,4,5,6,8,10,10a-octahydrophenanthrene-1-carboxylateterpenoid
  • (13E)-15-Hydroxylabda-8(20),13-dien-19-oic acid methyl esterterpenoid
  • methyl (1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-5-[(E)-5-methoxy-3-methylpent-3-enyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylateterpenoid
  • DELTA6-Dehydroferruginolterpenoid
  • (Z)-Isoconiferinacid
  • 13-Hydroxylabda-8(20),14-dien-19-oic acid methyl esterterpenoid
  • Imbricataloic acidterpenoid
  • neryl acetateterpenoid
  • Agathadiolterpenoid
  • (1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-5-[(3E)-5-hydroxy-3-methylpent-3-en-1-yl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carbaldehydeterpenoid
  • 4H-1-Benzopyran-4-one, 2-(4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)phenyl)-2,3-dihydro-5,7-dihydroxy-, (2S)-flavonoid
  • d-camphorterpenoid
  • (1S,4aR,5S,8aS)-5-[(4S)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-methylidenepentyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • (2R,3S,4aR,5S,6R,7R,8aR)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2,7-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2,3,4a,5,6,7,8,8a-octahydrobenzo[b][1,4]dioxine-5,6-diol
  • (1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-5-[(E)-6-hydroxy-4-methylhex-4-enyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • (2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[[(2S,3S)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-6-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl]methoxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol
  • [(1S,4aS,5S,8aS)-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-5-[(2E)-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienyl]-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalen-1-yl]methanolterpenoid
  • methyl (1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-5-[(E)-5-hexadecanoyloxy-3-methylpent-3-enyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylateterpenoid
  • methyl (1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-5-[2-[(2S,3R)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methyloxiran-2-yl]ethyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylateterpenoid
  • methyl (1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-5-[(4S)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-methylidenepentyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylateterpenoid
  • (2R,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[[(2R,3R)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-6-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl]methoxy]-6-methoxyoxane-3,4,5-triol
  • (2R,3R,4S,5S,6S)-2-[3-[(2S,3S)-3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-6-yl]propoxy]-6-methoxyoxane-3,4,5-triol
  • methyl (1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-5-[(4S)-4,5-diacetyloxy-3-methylidenepentyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylateterpenoid
  • methyl (1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-5-[(3S)-3-methyl-5-oxopentyl]-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylateterpenoid
  • methyl (1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-5-[(E)-6-hydroxy-4-methylhex-4-enyl]-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylateterpenoid
  • (1R,7S)-4,7-dimethyl-1-propan-2-yl-1,2,3,5,6,7-hexahydronaphthaleneterpenoid
  • (2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-2-[[(2R,3R,4R,5S)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-(hydroxymethyl)oxolan-2-yl]oxymethyl]-6-(3-phenylpropoxy)oxane-3,4,5-triol
  • isopulegolterpenoid
  • nootkatoneterpenoid
  • (+)-beta-caryophylleneterpenoid
  • Junipercomnoside A
  • Junipercomnoside B
  • Icariside E4furan
  • (2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-2-[[(2S,3R)-7-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-3-yl]methoxy]-6-methyloxane-3,4,5-triol
  • Isoscutellarein 7-O-xylosideflavonoid
  • Hypoleatin 7-O-beta-xylopyranosideflavonoid
  • sandaracopimaric acidterpenoid
  • beta-sitosterolalcohol
  • (4E,7E)-1,5,9,9-Tetramethyl-12-oxabicyclo[9.1.0]dodeca-4,7-dieneterpenoid
  • alpha-humuleneterpenoid
  • nootkatinterpenoid
  • alpha-Humulenterpenoid
  • camphorterpenoidreads as pungent aromatic taste (PubChem)
  • lupeolalcohol
  • (+)-4-terpineolterpenoid
  • sugiol (undefined stereochemistry)terpenoid
  • longifolene (stereochemistry undefined)terpenoid
  • Methyl pimara-7,15-dien-18-oateterpenoid
  • manoolalcohol
  • 5-[(1S,4aR,5S,8aR)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-5,8a-dimethyl-2-methylidene-3,4,4a,6,7,8-hexahydro-1H-naphthalen-1-yl]-3-methylidenepentan-1-olterpenoid
  • (2E/Z,6E/Z)-farnesolterpenoid
  • deoxypodophyllotoxin
  • β-thujaplicinterpenoid
  • (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R)-2-(1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-3-hydroxypropoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
  • (13S)-7-Oxopimara-8,15-diene-18-oic acidterpenoid
  • (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(2R)-3-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
  • D-limoneneterpenoidreads as citrus odor (PubChem)
  • arbutinsugar
  • (-)-campheneterpenoid
  • (-)-beta-pineneterpenoid
  • ferruginolphenol
  • isopimaric acidterpenoid
  • (-)-α-phellandreneterpenoid
  • (+)-β-phellandreneterpenoid
  • alpha-Terpineolealcohol
  • dihydroanhydropodorhizollactone
  • (+)-3-careneterpenoid
  • (-)-linaloolalcohol
  • farnesolalcoholreads as mild, oily (PubChem)
  • 3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-olterpenoid
  • Cupressicacidterpenoid
  • (2S,4R)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-olterpenoid
  • [(Z)-3-Phenyl-2-propenyl]6-O-alpha-L-arabinofuranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosideacid
  • Abieta-9(11),8(14),12-trien-12-olterpenoid
  • apigeninflavonoid
  • quercitrinflavonoid
  • coniferaldehydephenol
  • rosin Xacid
  • rutinflavonoid
  • rhodoxanthinterpenoid
  • germacrene Bterpenoid
  • amentoflavoneflavonoid
  • cupressuflavoneflavonoid
  • hinokiflavoneflavonoid
  • Savinin
  • methyl (1S,4aR,5R,8aR)-1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-5-[(2E)-3-methylpenta-2,4-dienyl]-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylateterpenoid
  • afzelinflavonoid
  • nictoflorinflavonoid
  • Prexanthoperolterpenoid
  • ethaneacid
  • trans-Communic acidterpenoid
  • geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)
  • (2S,3R,4S,5S)-2-[4-[(2R,3R)-7-hydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3-hydroxypropyl)-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-2-methoxyphenoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triol
  • Isocupressic acidterpenoid
  • nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
  • beta-D-Glucopyranoside, 3-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)propyl-
  • cedrolalcoholreads as woody-earthy (PubChem)
  • (+)-linaloolalcohol
  • (+)-linalyl acetateterpenoid
  • Imbricatolic Acidterpenoid
  • (+)-sesamin
  • betulinterpenoid
  • 1,4a-dimethyl-6-methylidene-5-(3-methylpenta-2,4-dienyl)-3,4,5,7,8,8a-hexahydro-2H-naphthalene-1-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • β-amyrinalcohol
  • α-amyrinalcohol
  • (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[3-[(2R,3S)-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-(hydroxymethyl)-7-methoxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-5-yl]propoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
  • p-menthaneterpenoid
  • α-phellandreneterpenoid
  • (R)-(+)-citronellalterpenoid
  • 3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl acetateterpenoid
  • 2,4,6-Cycloheptatrien-1-one, 2-hydroxy-3-(1-methylethyl)-terpenoid
  • (+)-α-pineneterpenoid
  • cupareneterpenoid
  • (-)-myrtenolterpenoid
  • citronellolterpenoidreads as rose odor (PubChem)
  • friedelinterpenoid
  • (S,1Z,6Z)-8-Isopropyl-1-methyl-5-methylenecyclodeca-1,6-dieneterpenoid
  • 3-alpha-Hydroxy-manoolterpenoid
  • (1R,2S,7S,8S)-1,3-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-eneterpenoid
  • elemolalcohol
  • (-)-γ-cadineneterpenoid
  • totarolterpenoid
  • naringenin 7-O-beta-D-glucosideflavonoid
  • sugiolphenol
  • Widdrolterpenoid
  • rosavinacid
  • 6-Methoxy-1,12-dimethyl-5,10-dioxatetracyclo[7.6.1.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-2,7-diene-4,11-dioneterpenoid
  • coniferyl aldehydeacid

Sources

  • Höferl et al. 2014, Antioxidants