Juniper berry
Spice & roots· spice

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
- Eucalyptusboth carry toluene, benzenecite
- Yuzuboth carry β-phellandrenecite
- Aromatic bittersboth carry β-phellandrenecite
Salt and acid
Salt
Salt not measured yet.
Acid
Acid not measured yet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Juniper berry + Cherry
both carry terpinen-4-ol, pine (75 of 341 carry it)
- Juniper berry + Eucalyptus
both carry toluene, benzene (15 of 341 carry it)
- Juniper berry + Allspice
both carry terpinen-4-ol, pine (75 of 341 carry it)
68 of 236 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.
toluenearomahydrocarbonreads as sweet, pungent, benzene (PubChem)Measured in 4 of 341 ingredients.cite
hexanalaromaaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde (PubChem)Measured in 87 of 341 ingredients.cite
linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 341 ingredients.cite
camphenearomaterpenoidreads as camphor (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 72 of 341 ingredients.cite
carvonearomaterpenoidMeasured in 13 of 341 ingredients.cite
γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 341 ingredients.cite
α-terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 16 of 341 ingredients.cite
p-cymenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 42 of 341 ingredients.cite
2-undecanonearomaketoneMeasured in 9 of 341 ingredients.cite
citronellyl acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 341 ingredients.cite
myrtenolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 341 ingredients.cite
β-phellandrenearomaterpenoidreads as burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 18 of 341 ingredients.cite
terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 341 ingredients.cite
terpinolenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 341 ingredients.cite
p-cymen-8-olaromaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 341 ingredients.cite
beta-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene (PubChem)Measured in 55 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 341 ingredients.cite
α-thujenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 19 of 341 ingredients.cite
sabinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 32 of 341 ingredients.cite
limonenearomaterpenoidreads as lemon (PubChem)Measured in 92 of 341 ingredients.cite
3-carenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 20 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-fenchenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 341 ingredients.cite
myrcenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 68 of 341 ingredients.cite
myrtenalaromaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
Methyl citronellatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
borneolaromaterpenoidreads as piney, camphor (PubChem)Measured in 13 of 341 ingredients.cite
verbenonearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
PerillenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 341 ingredients.cite
cis-verbenolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 341 ingredients.cite
trans-pinocarveolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-pinene oxidearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 341 ingredients.cite
spathulenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 13 of 341 ingredients.cite
bornyl acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 10 of 341 ingredients.cite
trans-carveolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 7 of 341 ingredients.cite
campholenic aldehydearomaaldehydeMeasured in 1 of 341 ingredients.cite
p-camphorenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-terpinyl acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 9 of 341 ingredients.cite
p-menth-2-en-1-olaromaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
delta-cadinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 9 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-cubebenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 341 ingredients.cite
beta-selinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 8 of 341 ingredients.cite
1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-enearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 341 ingredients.cite
geranyl acetatearomaterpenoidreads as lavender (PubChem)Measured in 24 of 341 ingredients.cite
β-caryophyllene oxidearomaetherMeasured in 19 of 341 ingredients.cite
longifolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 341 ingredients.cite
β-farnesenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 12 of 341 ingredients.cite
humulenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 26 of 341 ingredients.cite
beta-ocimenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 13 of 341 ingredients.cite
m-camphorenearomaMeasured in 1 of 341 ingredients.cite
germacrene DaromaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 341 ingredients.cite
methyl geranatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
trans-Sabinene hydratearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 341 ingredients.cite
gamma-cadinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 5 of 341 ingredients.cite
beta-elemenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 10 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-cadinolaromaalcoholMeasured in 7 of 341 ingredients.cite
α-selinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 5 of 341 ingredients.cite
sabinene hydratearomaterpenoidMeasured in 5 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-amorphenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-muurolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 7 of 341 ingredients.cite
α-CadinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 341 ingredients.cite
Wym3TH44BCaromaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 341 ingredients.cite
gamma-muurolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 8 of 341 ingredients.cite
α-gurjunenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
Humulene epoxide IIaromaMeasured in 2 of 341 ingredients.cite
α-copaenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 341 ingredients.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 (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 (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 (PubChem)
- arbutinsugar
- (-)-campheneterpenoid
- (-)-beta-pineneterpenoid
- ferruginolphenol
- isopimaric acidterpenoid
- (-)-α-phellandreneterpenoid
- (+)-β-phellandreneterpenoid
- alpha-Terpineolealcohol
- dihydroanhydropodorhizollactone
- (+)-3-careneterpenoid
- (-)-linaloolalcohol
- farnesolalcoholreads as 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 (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 (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