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Nori
Savory & ferment· savory bridge

What it is
Nori is a dried, pressed sheet of edible red algae, mainly Pyropia species, used to wrap sushi.
What it tastes like
On the nose: sweet-floral. Among its measured molecules: Dimethyl sulfoxide, 9-Octadecenamide, Azetidine, Neryl acetone, 4-Heptenal.
What goes with it
- Mushroomboth carry benzoic acidcite
- Grapefruitboth carry caprylaldehyde, fruitycite
- Milkboth carry benzoic acidcite
Salt and acid
Salt
0 mgAsian pear10 mgCinnamon100 mgFennel seed1,000 mgOlive10,000 mgFish sauce
Sodium 48 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 168458.
Acid
Acid not measured yet.
30 of 61 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.
benzaldehydearomaaldehydereads as burning aromatic taste (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.8% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 937) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Benzaldehyde')benzoic acidaromaacidreads as bitter taste (PubChem)Measured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.2% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 347) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Benzoic acid')caprylaldehydearomaaldehydereads as strong, fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 37 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.6% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 657) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'n-Octanal')Dimethyl sulfoxidearomasulfur compoundreads as slightly sulfurous odor (PubChem)Measured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
3.8% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 891) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Dimethyl sulfoxide')palmitic acidacidreads as slight characteristic taste (PubChem)Measured in 11 of 338 ingredients.cite
9.16% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 785) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Hexadecanoic acid')phenolaromareads as sweet, tarry odor (PubChem)Measured in 8 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.9% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 883) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Phenol')phenylacetaldehydearomaaldehydeMeasured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.8% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 844) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Benzeneacetaldehyde')9-OctadecenamidearomaacidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.9% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 501) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '9-Octadecenamide')hexanalaromaaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)Measured in 85 of 338 ingredients.cite
4.7% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 898) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'n-Hexanal')2-heptanonearomaketonereads as pear-like flavor (PubChem)Measured in 22 of 338 ingredients.cite
3.8% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 534) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '2-Heptanone')hexanoic acidaromaacidMeasured in 24 of 338 ingredients.cite
2% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 422) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Hexanoic acid')β-cyclocitralaromaterpenoidMeasured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.2% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 794) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'beta-Cyclocitral')AzetidinearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
5.6% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 449) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Azetidine')myristic acidaromaacidMeasured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
3.2% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 818) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Tetradecanoic acid')2,6-NonadienalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
8.7% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 836) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '2,6-Nonadienal')1-octen-3-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 35 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.2% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 798) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '1-Octen-3-ol')Neryl acetonearomaacidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.9% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 644) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Neryl acetone')4-HeptenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.7% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 813) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '4-Heptenal')Piperitone oxidearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.4% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 665) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'Piperitone oxide')3-DodecynearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.6% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 667) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '3-Dodecyne')3,5-OctadienearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.9% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 591) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '3,5-Octadiene')2-Hexadecen-1-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.9% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 728) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '2-Hexadecen-1-ol')trans-β-iononearomaterpenoidreads as warm woody, dry, and fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
20.9% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 794) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'trans-beta-Ionone')alpha-iononearomaterpenoidreads as sweet-floral odor, reminiscent of violets (PubChem)Measured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
4% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 834) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row 'alpha-Ionone')2-OctenalaromaaldehydeMeasured in 23 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.4% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 642) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '2-Octenal')trans-2-hexenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 17 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.6% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 911) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '2-Hexen-1-ol')(E,E)-2,4-Octadien-1-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
1% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 689) -- a lower similarity index than most rows in this table, i.e. a less confident tentative identification per the paper's own SI column — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '(E,E)-2,4-Octadien-1-ol')4H-1-benzofuran-2-onearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.7% relative area of the total volatile oil extracted from dried P. tenera (nori) sheets by microwave hydrodistillation (NIST library similarity index 864) — Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal (Table 1 (GC-MS spectra of Porphyra tenera volatile oil (PTVO) with tentative identified compounds), row '2(4H)-Benzofuranone')
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.
- alpha-cadinolalcohol
- hexadecaneacid
- octadecaneacidreads as fuel-like (PubChem)
- Cubenolalcohol
- tridecaneacidreads as hydrocarbon odor (PubChem)
- tetradecaneacid
- pentadecaneacid
- 1-pentadecanolalcohol
- heptadecaneacidreads as fuel-like (PubChem)
- nonadecaneacidreads as fuel-like (PubChem)
- capric acidacid
- pentadecanoic acidacid
- alpha-terpineolalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)
- pentadecanalaldehyde
- limoneneterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)
- benzyl alcoholalcoholreads as faint aromatic odor (PubChem)
- tridecanalaldehyde
- capric acidacid
- tetradecanalaldehyde
- lauric acidacidreads as characteristic, like oil of bay (PubChem)
- oleic acidacidreads as peculiar lard-like odor (PubChem)
- phytolalcohol
- β-caroteneterpenoid
- luteinterpenoid
- 3,4,5,8-tetrahydro-2H-cuban-1-olterpenoid
- DQVGVYRSVYCJRR-AXRVZGOCSA-N
- dihydroactinidiolideterpenoid
- benzothiazolenitrogen compoundreads as odor similar to that of quinoline (PubChem)
- pelargonic acidacidreads as fatty odor (PubChem)
- myristyl alcoholalcohol
- icosaneacid
Sources
- Patra et al. 2017, Chemistry Central Journal