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Linden blossom

Herbs & floral· floral

Linden blossom

What it is

Linden blossom is the flower of Tilia trees, harvested for infusions and liqueurs.

What it tastes like

On the nose: fruity, camphor, thyme, citrus. Among its measured molecules: icosane, octadecane, 2,6,11,15-Tetramethylhexadecane, p-Cymene-2,5-dione, tetradecane.

What goes with it

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Salt and acid

Salt

Salt not measured yet.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

39 of 49 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.

  • Kaempferol-3-O-glucoside-7-O-rhamnosidesugar
  • quercetin-3-O-glucoside-7-O-rhamnosideflavonoid
  • 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • quercitrinflavonoid
  • kaempferolflavonoid
  • Astragalinflavonoid
  • tilirosideflavonoid
  • Kaempferol-3-O-rhamnosidesugar
  • pelargonic acidacidreads as fatty odor (PubChem)

Sources

  • Ebru Hatice Tığlı Kaytanlıoğlu et al. 2025, International Journal of Secondary Metabolite