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Mustard seed

Spice & roots· spice

Mustard seed

What it tastes like

The house reads it as sulfurous ✳ — a known palate, not yet a cited measurement.

What goes with it

215 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 13 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 170929.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

132 compounds are on file for it, none yet with a paper the library can cite — we are sourcing it.

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.

  • Butanenitrile, 4-methylthio-
  • 1-S-[1-(Sulfooxyimino)-10-(methylsulfonyl)decyl]-1-thio-beta-D-glucopyranoseacid
  • 1-S-[1-(Sulfooxyimino)-9-(methylsulfonyl)nonyl]-1-thio-beta-D-glucopyranoseacid
  • Sinalbin Bnitrogen compound
  • syringic acidphenol
  • (EZ)-sinapic acidacid
  • 2',3',4',5',6'-Pentahydroxychalconeflavonoid
  • dimethyl disulfidesulfur compoundreads as sulfurous (PubChem)
  • 2-Hydroxy-3-butenyl glucosinolateacid
  • pentadecaneacid
  • hexacosaneacid
  • benzenepropanenitrilenitrogen compound
  • typhasterolalcohol
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acidacid
  • 8H-[1,2]thiazolo[5,4-b]indolenitrogen compound
  • neoxanthinterpenoid
  • hexadecaneacid
  • hexan-2-oneketone
  • isoplataninflavonoid
  • Vanillic acid glucosidephenol
  • [3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1E)-N-sulfooxyhex-5-enimidothioateacid
  • 4-Hydroxybenzoylcholineester
  • [(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1Z)-2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-N-sulfooxyethanimidothioateacid
  • (Z)-sinapic acidacid
  • [(2S,3S,4S,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1Z)-2-(4-methoxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-sulfooxyethanimidothioateacid
  • Methyl 4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxycinnamate; Sinapic acid methyl esteracid
  • 4-hydroxybenzyl isothiocyanatephenol
  • 7-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,5-dihydroxy-4-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-3,5-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 2-[(2S)-thiiran-2-yl]acetonitrilesugar
  • 3-[(2S)-thiiran-2-yl]propanenitrile
  • (3S,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R)-6,6-dimethyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
  • 4-[(2S)-thiiran-2-yl]butanenitrile
  • 3,5,6,7-Tetrahydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-8-methylchromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 9-methoxy-2-[(R)-methylsulfinyl]-4H-[1,3]thiazino[6,5-b]indolenitrogen compound
  • 2-[(S)-methylsulfinyl]-4,9-dihydro-[1,3]thiazino[6,5-b]indolenitrogen compound
  • 4-[18-(4-Hydroxy-2,6,6-trimethylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyloctadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]-3,5,5-trimethylcyclohex-3-en-1-olterpenoid
  • Cyclobrassininnitrogen compound
  • sabineneterpenoid
  • Spirobrassininacid
  • 2H-[1,2]Thiazolo[5,4-b]indole
  • 3-Pentenenitrile
  • beta-sitosterolalcohol
  • 3-Cyanoindolenitrogen compound
  • benzyl isothiocyanatesulfur compound
  • [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1E,3S)-3-hydroxy-N-sulfooxyhex-5-enimidothioateacid
  • benzaldehydealdehydereads as burning aromatic taste (PubChem)
  • 2-Ethylphenyl isothiocyanate
  • 2-methylbutyronitrilenitrogen compound
  • 3-Butenylglucosinolateacid
  • brassininnitrogen compound
  • Methoxybrassininnitrogen compound
  • p-anisaldehydealdehydereads as hawthorn odor (PubChem)
  • myrceneterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)
  • methyl myristateesterreads as coconut taste (PubChem)
  • salicylic acidacid
  • gentisic acidacid
  • indole-3-acetonitrilenitrogen compound
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acidphenol
  • sinalbinacid
  • [3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 3-phenyl-N-sulfooxypropanimidothioateacid
  • (E)-cinnamic acidacid
  • ferulic acidacid
  • 2-(4-hydroxy-3-nitrophenyl)acetic acidacid
  • [3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] N-sulfooxypent-4-enimidothioateacid
  • violaxanthinterpenoid
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • sinapinenitrogen compound
  • stigmasterolalcohol
  • erucic acidacid
  • antheraxanthinterpenoid
  • crocetinterpenoid
  • luteinterpenoid
  • neoxanthinterpenoid
  • brassicasterolalcohol
  • fucosterolalcohol
  • alpha-farneseneterpenoid
  • beta-ocimeneterpenoid
  • 9'-cis-neoxanthinterpenoid
  • 24-epicampesterolalcohol
  • 24-Methylene,25-methylcholesta-5-en-3beta-olterpenoid
  • Crinosterolalcohol
  • cis-β-Ocimeneterpenoid
  • methyl (2E)-3-(4-hydroxy-3,5-dimethoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoateacid
  • isorhamnetin-3,7-diglucosideflavonoid
  • [3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] 2-(1H-indol-3-yl)-N-sulfooxyethanimidothioateacid
  • [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1E)-2-(4-hydroxy-1H-indol-3-yl)-N-sulfooxyethanimidothioateacid
  • allyl isothiocyanatesulfur compoundreads as mustard odor (PubChem)
  • cholesterolalcohol
  • phenylethyl alcoholalcoholreads as sharp burning taste (PubChem)
  • o-coumaric acidacid
  • p-coumaric acidacid
  • (E)-sinapic acidacid
  • alpha carotene (stereochemistry specified)terpenoid
  • sinalbinacid
  • glucobrassicinacid
  • sinalbinacid
  • (3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5,6,7-pentahydroxy-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)heptane-1,2-dione
  • 2-Aminobenzaldehydeacid
  • trans-caffeic acidphenol
  • isobutyl isothiocyanatealcohol
  • Sinigrinacid
  • 3-thiocyanato-propene
  • 1-(2,3,4,5,6-Pentahydroxyphenyl)-3-phenylprop-2-en-1-oneflavonoid
  • protocatechuic acidacid
  • propylbenzenehydrocarbon
  • 3-butenyl isothiocyanatesulfur compound
  • sec-Butyl isothiocyanate
  • methyl hexanoateester
  • isoamyl isothiocyanatealcohol
  • 1H-indolenitrogen compoundreads as light jasmine odor (PubChem)
  • allyl cyanidenitrogen compound
  • methyl laurateesterreads as fatty taste (PubChem)
  • methyl palmitateester
  • (2S)-2-amino-5-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methylamino]-5-oxopentanoic acidacid
  • vanillic acidacid
  • 8-methoxy-[1,2]thiazolo[5,4-b]indolenitrogen compound
  • (E/Z)-cinnamic acidacid
  • phenylacetonitrilenitrogen compoundreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
  • sinapineacid
  • [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1Z,3S)-3-hydroxy-N-sulfooxyhex-5-enimidothioateacid
  • 24-methylenecholesterolalcohol
  • Isothiocyanatocyclopropanesulfur compound
  • naphthalenehydrocarbonreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
  • [(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl] (1E)-N-sulfooxypent-4-enimidothioateacid
  • 4-Pentenylglucosinolateacid
  • p-Hydroxybenzyl glucosinolateacid
  • MIMGnitrogen compound
  • 4-methoxyglucobrassicinnitrogen compound
  • 4-Ohimgnitrogen compound
  • (1E)-Sinalbinacid
  • 4-hydroxybenzylaminenitrogen compound
  • phenylacetaldehydealdehyde