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Lavender

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Lavender

What it is

Lavender is the flower of Lavandula species, small Mediterranean shrubs.

What it tastes like

On the nose: lavender, piney, camphor, floral. Among its measured molecules: 1-octen-3-yl acetate, lavandulyl acetate, lavandulol, cis-β-Ocimene, linalyl acetate.

What goes with it

196 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.

15 of 105 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • 1,8-cineolearomaterpenoidreads as camphor (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.02% of the essential oil and 0.58% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row '1,8-Cineole'; Table 1, row '1,8-Cineole', column 'LE-W')
  • linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 341 ingredients.cite
    linalool was the main volatile compound of the lavender-flavoured Gouda at T1 at 14.8%, against 0.3% in the control cheese made without lavender flower powder — Semeniuc et al. 2023, Foods (Results, volatile profile of the lavender cheese at T1)
  • linalyl acetatearomaterpenoidreads as bergamot-lavender (PubChem)Measured in 12 of 341 ingredients.cite
    27.33% of the essential oil and 47.00% of the water extract; the Results state that linalyl acetate and lavandulyl acetate together are 'more than 57% of the total amount of volatiles in the three samples' — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row 'Linalyl acetate'; Table 1, row 'Linalyl acetate', column 'LE-W')
  • terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 341 ingredients.cite
    2.24% of the essential oil and 0.28% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row 'Terpinen-4-ol'; Table 1, row 'Terpinen-4-ol', column 'LE-W')
  • alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 341 ingredients.cite
    2.03% of the lavender essential oil — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row 'α-Terpineol')
  • 1-octen-3-yl acetatearomaesterMeasured in 1 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.25% of the essential oil and 1.95% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row '1-Octen-3-yl acetate'; Table 1, row '1-Octen-3-yl acetate', column 'LE-W')
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as lemon (PubChem)Measured in 92 of 341 ingredients.cite
    0.95% of the essential oil and 0.06% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row 'Limonene'; Table 1, row 'Limonene', column 'LE-W')
  • lavandulyl acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 341 ingredients.cite
    7.00% of the essential oil and 10.32% of the water extract; the Results name it with linalyl acetate as having 'floral odors reminiscent of lavender' — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row 'Lavandulyl acetate'; Table 1, row 'Lavandulyl acetate', column 'LE-W')
  • borneolaromaterpenoidreads as piney, camphor (PubChem)Measured in 13 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.65% of the essential oil and 0.48% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row 'Camphol'; Table 1, row 'Camphol', column 'LE-W')
  • geranyl acetatearomaterpenoidreads as lavender (PubChem)Measured in 24 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.23% of the essential oil and 0.44% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row 'Geranyl acetate'; Table 1, row 'Geranyl acetate', column 'LE-W')
  • caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 341 ingredients.cite
    3.67% of the essential oil and 5.02% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row '(E)-β-Caryophyllene'; Table 1, row '(E)-β-Caryophyllene', column 'LE-W')
  • β-farnesenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 12 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.66% of the essential oil and 1.85% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row '(E)-β-Farnesene'; Table 1, row '(E)-β-Farnesene', column 'LE-W')
  • beta-ocimenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 13 of 341 ingredients.cite
    4.38% of the essential oil and 0.19% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row '(E)-β-Ocimene'; Table 1, row '(E)-β-Ocimene', column 'LE-W')
  • cis-β-OcimenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 7 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.71% of the essential oil and 0.32% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row '(Z)-β-Ocimene'; Table 1, row '(Z)-β-Ocimene', column 'LE-W')
  • lavandulolaromaalcoholMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
    1.72% of the essential oil and 1.11% of the water extract — Guo et al. 2020, Molecules (Table 3, row 'Lavandulol'; Table 1, row 'Lavandulol', column 'LE-W')

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.

  • cadaleneterpenoid
  • oleanolic acidacid
  • 7-methoxycoumarincoumarin
  • levo-α-cedreneterpenoid
  • hexadecaneacid
  • terpinoleneterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)
  • octadecaneacidreads as fuel (PubChem)
  • O-ethyltoluenehydrocarbon
  • pinocarvoneterpenoid
  • δ-elemeneterpenoid
  • (2R,5S)-2,5-dimethylhexanedioic acidacid
  • tetradecaneacid
  • [(2R)-1-hydroxy-5-methyl-2-prop-1-en-2-ylhex-4-enyl] acetateterpenoid
  • 6-Methylhept-5-en-3-oneacid
  • (1S,2R,4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aR,14bR)-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-10-oxo-1,2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • (E)-4-Hydroxy-3-methoxycinnamic acid 4-O-|A-D-glucopyranosideacid
  • Thymol methyl etherterpenoid
  • 5-Methyl-2-(1-methylethenyl)-4-hexen-1-ol acetateterpenoid
  • 3,4-Dihydroxycinnamoyl-(Z)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenolacid
  • beta-pineneterpenoidreads as terpene (PubChem)
  • neryl acetateterpenoid
  • 10-epi-alpha-cadinolalcohol
  • (1S,2R,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bR)-10-acetyloxy-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
  • 2-(3,4-Dimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl 3-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoateacid
  • propan-2-yl 4-[(3R)-7,8-dihydroxy-6-methoxy-3,10-dimethyl-4-oxo-2H-benzo[g]chromen-3-yl]butanoate
  • (2S,6R,7S)-6-methylnonane-2,7-diolalcohol
  • d-carvoneterpenoid
  • β-caryophyllene oxideether
  • hexyl butyrateester
  • beta-ocimeneterpenoid
  • sabineneterpenoid
  • (1S,4S,5R,8R,10S,13S,14R,17S,18R,19S,20R)-10-hydroxy-4,5,9,9,13,19,20-heptamethyl-24-oxahexacyclo[15.5.2.0¹,¹⁸.0⁴,¹⁷.0⁵,¹⁴.0⁸,¹³]tetracos-15-en-23-oneterpenoid
  • Ursolic acid lactoneterpenoid
  • 3beta-(Formyloxy)urs-12-ene-28-oic acidterpenoid
  • camphorterpenoidreads as pungent aromatic taste (PubChem)
  • 3-careneterpenoid
  • Bicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene, 4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylene-, (1S,4E,9R)-terpenoid
  • myrceneterpenoid
  • coumarincoumarinreads as burning taste (PubChem)
  • D-limoneneterpenoidreads as citrus (PubChem)
  • (-)-campheneterpenoid
  • (-)-beta-pineneterpenoid
  • (+)-3-careneterpenoid
  • 3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-olterpenoid
  • (2S,4R)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-olterpenoid
  • oct-3-en-1-yl acetateester
  • chryseriolflavonoid
  • (R)-rosmarinic acidacid
  • nerolidolalcohol
  • Luteolin 7-galactosideflavonoid
  • nepetoidin Bacid
  • (6Z)-β-farneseneterpenoid
  • germacrene Dterpenoid
  • (6Z)-(+/-)-nerolidolalcohol
  • apigetrinflavonoid
  • linalyl propionateterpenoid
  • geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
  • (S)-rosmarinic acidacid
  • trans-α-Bergamoteneterpenoid
  • cedr-8-eneterpenoid
  • gamma-cadineneterpenoid
  • nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
  • bornyl acetateterpenoid
  • α-thujeneterpenoid
  • ursolic acidacid
  • betulinic acidacid
  • 2-methylpropanoic acidacidreads as cheesy taste (PubChem)
  • campheneterpenoidreads as camphor (PubChem)
  • alpha-pineneterpenoidreads as turpentine (PubChem)
  • (+)-linaloolalcohol
  • trans-caffeic acidphenol
  • (+)-isoborneolterpenoid
  • thymolphenolreads as aromatic (PubChem)
  • (-)-1-octen-3-olalcohol
  • Methyl 2-[2-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)hydrazinylidene]-3-methylbutanoate
  • (1S,2R,4aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,12bR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,12b,13,14b-icosahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • betulinterpenoid
  • γ‑terpineneterpenoid
  • p-cymeneterpenoid
  • 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl 3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoateacid
  • tricycleneterpenoid
  • octyl acetateester
  • trans-pinocarveolterpenoid
  • citronellolterpenoidreads as rose (PubChem)
  • hexyl acetateesterreads as sweet ester (PubChem)
  • citronellyl acetateterpenoid
  • (S,1Z,6Z)-8-Isopropyl-1-methyl-5-methylenecyclodeca-1,6-dieneterpenoid
  • (1R,2S,7S,8S)-1,3-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-eneterpenoid
  • (-)-γ-cadineneterpenoid
  • Ursonic acidterpenoid

Sources

  • Guo et al. 2020, Molecules
  • Semeniuc et al. 2023, Foods
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