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Marjoram

Herbs & floral· herb

Marjoram

What it is

Marjoram is the leaf of Origanum majorana, a perennial herb related to oregano.

What it tastes like

On the nose: citrus; the house adds thyme, pine ✳. Among its measured molecules: trans-p-Menthan-2-one, p-menthan-3-one, DL-piperitone, verbenone, pulegone.

What goes with it

190 more go with it. See them all in the full library →

Salt and acid

Salt

0 mgAsian pear10 mgCinnamon100 mgFennel seed1,000 mgOlive10,000 mgFish sauce

Sodium 77 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 170928.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

12 of 72 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.39% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 939) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'α-pinene')
  • p-menthan-3-onearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    5.58% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 1162) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'iso-menthone')
  • DL-piperitonearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.83% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 1252) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'piperitone')
  • 3-octanolaromaalcoholMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.35% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 991) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row '3-octanol')
  • beta-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)Measured in 55 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.50% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 979) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'β-pinene')
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.49% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 1029) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'limonene')
  • verbenonearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    16.92% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 1205) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'verbenone')
  • isopulegolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.47% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 1149) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'isopulegol')
  • pulegonearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant odor, midway between peppermint and camphor (PubChem)Measured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    57.05% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 1237) -- the major compound — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'pulegone')
  • 2-NonenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 20 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.26% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 1161) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'nonen-1-al-(2E)')
  • lavandulolaromaalcoholMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.77% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 1165) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'lavandulol')
  • trans-p-Menthan-2-onearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    8.57% relative percentage in hydrodistilled leaf essential oil (IK 1199) — Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE (Table 1, row 'Trans-p-menthan-2-one')

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
  • 4',5,6-Trihydroxy-7-[6-O-[3-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)acryloyl]-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy]flavoneflavonoid
  • carvacrolphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)
  • terpinen-4-olalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)
  • terpinoleneterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)
  • pinocarvoneterpenoid
  • (1E,8E)-2,6,6,9-tetramethylcycloundeca-1,4,8-trieneterpenoid
  • Vanillic acid glucosidephenol
  • (6E)-2,6-dimethyl-10-methylidenedodeca-2,6-dieneacid
  • geranyl acetateterpenoidreads as odor of lavender (PubChem)
  • (2E,6Z)-farnesolalcohol
  • alpha-Bisabololterpenoid
  • alpha-terpineolalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)
  • β-caryophyllene oxideether
  • sabineneterpenoid
  • (5R)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
  • camphorterpenoidreads as pungent aromatic taste (PubChem)
  • thujoneterpenoid
  • myrceneterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)
  • (2E/Z,6E/Z)-farnesolterpenoid
  • salicylic acidacid
  • arbutinsugar
  • delta-cadineneterpenoid
  • alpha-Terpineolealcohol
  • thymoninflavonoid
  • (2S,4R)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-olterpenoid
  • cadina-1(10),6,8-trieneterpenoid
  • apigeninflavonoid
  • luteolinflavonoid
  • kaempferolflavonoid
  • humuleneterpenoid
  • scutellareinflavonoid
  • plantagininflavonoid
  • 4-thujanolterpenoid
  • geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)
  • (5S)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
  • alpha-Cadinol #1terpenoid
  • gamma-cadineneterpenoid
  • nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
  • bornyl acetateterpenoid
  • linaloolalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)
  • campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
  • (R)-beta-bisaboleneterpenoid
  • thymolphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
  • Salicylic acid beta-D-glucosideacid
  • 4-Methoxy-1-methyl-4-(propan-2-yl)cyclohex-1-eneterpenoid
  • carveolterpenoid
  • α-phellandreneterpenoid
  • γ‑terpineneterpenoid
  • α-terpineneterpenoid
  • p-cymeneterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)
  • hydroquinonephenolreads as a slightly bitter taste (PubChem)
  • methylarbutinsugar
  • linalyl acetateterpenoidreads as bergamot-lavender odor (PubChem)
  • citronellolterpenoidreads as rose odor (PubChem)
  • mequinolphenolreads as odor of caramel and phenol (PubChem)
  • β-thujoneterpenoid
  • gamma-Cadinolterpenoid
  • (1R,2S,7S,8S)-1,3-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-eneterpenoid
  • (-)-γ-cadineneterpenoid

Sources

  • Chaves et al. 2020, PLoS ONE
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