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Makrut lime
Citrus· citrus
What it is
Makrut lime is Citrus hystrix, grown mainly for its double leaves and knobbled peel rather than its juice.
What it tastes like
On the nose: lemon-citronella-rose, pine, floral, citrus. Among its measured molecules: Pseudolimonene, Linalyl oxide, Citronellal, citronellol, sabinene.
What goes with it
- Roseboth carry citronellol, rosecite
- Sumacboth carry beta-pinenecite
- Crème de cassisboth carry citronellol, rosecite
Salt and acid
Salt
Salt not measured yet.
Acid
0 %Apple2 %Cranberry4 %Apple cider vinegar6 %Balsamic vinegar8 %Makrut lime
Acid 7.474 % (g/100 g) — the library's own composition sheet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Makrut lime + Rose
both carry citronellol, rose (40 of 341 carry it)
- Makrut lime + Coriander seed
both carry citronellol, rose (40 of 341 carry it)
- Makrut lime + Prosecco
both carry citronellol, rose (40 of 341 carry it)
15 of 133 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.
linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 341 ingredients.cite
alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 72 of 341 ingredients.cite
γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 341 ingredients.cite
1.67 ± 0.01% of the fruit essential oil — Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 2, row 'γ-Terpinene')p-cymenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 42 of 341 ingredients.cite
Citronellalaromaterpenoidreads as intense lemon-citronella-rose (PubChem)Measured in 8 of 341 ingredients.cite
1.38% of the fruit essential oil — Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 2 (Chemical composition of C. hystrix EO and CO2 extract), row 'Citronellal')citronellolaromaterpenoidreads as rose (PubChem)Measured in 15 of 341 ingredients.cite
2.42-6.55% across the four growing locations; one of four components 'frequently reported' for kaffir lime leaf oil — Efendi et al. 2021, Metabolites (Results ('Main Composition of KLL Essential Oil'))terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 341 ingredients.cite
9.71 ± 0.16% of the fruit essential oil — Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Terpinen-4-ol')beta-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene (PubChem)Measured in 55 of 341 ingredients.cite
29.95 ± 0.54%, the most abundant compound in the fruit essential oil — Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 2, row 'β-Pinene')alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 341 ingredients.cite
3.70 ± 0.09% of the fruit essential oil — Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 2, row 'α-Terpineol')sabinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 32 of 341 ingredients.cite
Linalyl oxidearomaetherMeasured in 3 of 341 ingredients.cite
1.55 ± 0.02% of the fruit essential oil — Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Linalool oxide')limonenearomaterpenoidreads as lemon (PubChem)Measured in 92 of 341 ingredients.cite
24.54 ± 0.16% of the fruit essential oil — Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Limonene')myrcenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 68 of 341 ingredients.cite
1.20 ± 0.05% of the fruit essential oil — Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 2, row 'β-Myrcene')PseudolimonenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 341 ingredients.cite
0.97 ± 0.07% of the fruit essential oil — Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Pseudolimonene')caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 341 ingredients.cite
one of the four major components of kaffir lime leaf oil; its relative percentage correlated negatively with altitude — Efendi et al. 2021, Metabolites (Results ('Main Composition of KLL Essential Oil') and Abstract)
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.
- β-bisaboleneterpenoid
- 1.Xi.,6.xi.,7.xi.-cadina-4,9-dieneterpenoid
- Narirutin 4'-O-glucosideflavonoid
- delta-cadineneterpenoid
- 1,6-dimethyl-4-isopropyltetralinterpenoid
- citronellic acidterpenoid
- beta-farneseneterpenoid
- hesperidinflavonoid
- 2-methylfuranfuran
- (+)-sabineneterpenoid
- β-phellandreneterpenoidreads as burning taste (PubChem)
- neoeriocitrinflavonoid
- terpinoleneterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)
- Obacunoneterpenoid
- 5-Geranoxypsoralen;Bergamottin; Bergaptincoumarin
- dihydroxybergamottincoumarin
- δ-elemeneterpenoid
- pentadecaneacid
- (+)-alpha-thujeneterpenoid
- 2,6-Dimethyl-2,4,6-octatrieneacid
- (2S)-5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-oneflavonoid
- 7-[4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-oneflavonoid
- (1R,2R,4S,7S,8S,11R,12R,13S,18R)-7-(furan-3-yl)-13-hydroxy-1,8,12,17,17-pentamethyl-3,6,16-trioxapentacyclo[9.9.0.02,4.02,8.012,18]icosane-5,15,20-trioneterpenoid
- neryl acetateterpenoid
- geranyl acetateterpenoidreads as lavender (PubChem)
- 1-O-[(3R)-2-hydroxy-2,6-dimethyl-8-(7-oxofuro[3,2-g]chromen-4-yl)oxyoct-6-en-3-yl] 5-O-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-propan-2-yloxyoxan-2-yl]methyl] 3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioatecoumarin
- 4-[(6R)-6,7-dihydroxy-3,7-dimethyloct-2-enoxy]furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-onecoumarin
- perillaldehydealdehyde
- Didyminsugar
- isopulegolterpenoid
- (R)-oxypeucedanin hydratecoumarin
- limoninterpenoid
- acetoneketonereads as fruity (PubChem)
- beta-ocimeneterpenoid
- α-copaeneterpenoid
- 1-O-isopropyl-beta-D-glucopyranosidesugar
- beta-sitosterolalcohol
- benzenehydrocarbonreads as aromatic (PubChem)
- Limonin 17-beta-D-glucopyranosidesugar
- camphorterpenoidreads as pungent aromatic taste (PubChem)
- 3-careneterpenoid
- rose oxideterpenoid
- nonanalaldehydereads as orange-rose (PubChem)
- isopropyl alcoholalcoholreads as burning taste (PubChem)
- D-limoneneterpenoidreads as citrus (PubChem)
- (-)-beta-pineneterpenoid
- (-)-alpha-pineneterpenoid
- Nomilinic acid 17-beta-D-glucopyranosideterpenoid
- Nomilin 17-beta-D-glucopyranosideterpenoid
- (-)-alpha-curcumeneterpenoid
- narirutinflavonoid
- (+)-3-careneterpenoid
- (S)-(-)-citronellalterpenoid
- (-)-linaloolalcohol
- octanalaldehydereads as fruity (PubChem)
- citrusoside Aterpenoid
- citrusoside Bcoumarin
- (1R,2S,6S,7S,8R)-1,3-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-eneterpenoid
- safrolereads as sassafras (PubChem)
- α-myrceneterpenoid
- 4-isopropyl-1-methylcyclohex-2-en-1-olterpenoid
- phytolalcohol
- rutinflavonoid
- β-farneseneterpenoid
- humuleneterpenoid
- beta-ocimeneterpenoid
- diosminflavonoid
- nerolidolalcohol
- germacrene Dterpenoid
- (R)-(+)-6'-hydroxy-7'-methoxybergamottincoumarin
- 3,4,5,8-tetrahydro-2H-cuban-1-olterpenoid
- cosmeneterpenoid
- allo-ocimeneacid
- (4E,6Z)-alloocimeneterpenoid
- (3E)-3,7-dimethylocta-1,3-dieneacid
- vitamin Cacidreads as sharp, acidic taste (PubChem)
- bergamottincoumarin
- 2-(4-Ethenyl-4-methyl-3-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexyl)propan-2-olterpenoid
- 1,3,5,7-Octatetraene, 2,6-dimethyl-terpenoid
- sitoglusideterpenoid
- phenylethyl alcoholalcoholreads as sharp burning taste (PubChem)
- hexanalaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde (PubChem)
- trans-Sabinene hydrateterpenoid
- geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
- geranialterpenoidreads as lemon (PubChem)
- Cadinolterpenoid
- cis-Calameneneterpenoid
- (5S)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
- (-)-endo-alpha-bergamoteneterpenoid
- neralterpenoid
- nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
- methyl acetateester
- campheneterpenoidreads as camphor (PubChem)
- isoimperatorincoumarin
- beta-elemeneterpenoid
- p-menthan-3-oneterpenoid
- ethanolalcoholreads as burning (PubChem)
- neo-isopulegol, rel-terpenoid
- (+)-4-epi-cryptomeridiolterpenoid
- Nomilinterpenoid
- α-phellandreneterpenoid
- α-terpineneterpenoid
- ethylbenzenehydrocarbonreads as pungent (PubChem)
- 1-O-[3-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-(7-oxofuro[3,2-g]chromen-4-yl)oxybutan-2-yl] 5-O-[(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-propan-2-yloxyoxan-2-yl)methyl] 3-hydroxy-3-methylpentanedioatecoumarin
- citrusoside Dcoumarin
- 1H-indolenitrogen compoundreads as light jasmine (PubChem)
- 1-hexanolalcoholreads as fatty, fruity (PubChem)
- (1S,5S)-carvyl acetateterpenoid
- decanalaldehydereads as citrus (PubChem)
- eriocitrinflavonoid
- methyl anthranilateesterreads as grape (PubChem)
- Cyclohexene, 4-ethenyl-4-methyl-3-(1-methylethenyl)-1-(1-methylethyl)-, (3R-trans)-terpenoid
- citronellyl acetateterpenoid
- 3,7-Dimethyl-1,3-octadieneacid
- (3R,5Z)-2,6-dimethylocta-1,5,7-trien-3-olterpenoid
- α-eudesmolalcohol
- (+)-oxypeucedanincoumarin
- 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-oneketonereads as fruity taste (PubChem)
Sources
- Katerina et al. 2023, Molecules
- Efendi et al. 2021, Metabolites