Oregano

Herbs & floral· herb

What it is

Oregano is the leaf of Origanum vulgare, a perennial herb native to the Mediterranean.

What it tastes like

On the nose: pine; the house adds savory herb, peppery, camphor edge ✳. Among its measured molecules: Cyclosativene, beta-Calacorene, Germacrene-D-4-ol, Germacrene A, Zonarene.

What goes with it

London dry ginboth carry terpinen-4-ol, pinecite
Calamansiboth carry terpinen-4-ol, pinecite
Nectarineboth carry 1-octen-3-ol, mushroomcite

240 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 25 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 171328.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

Oregano + Pomegranate
both carry 1-octen-3-ol, mushroom (53 of 338 carry it)
Oregano + Rooibos
both carry 1-octen-3-ol, mushroom (53 of 338 carry it)
Oregano + Kumquat
both carry terpinen-4-ol, pine (75 of 338 carry it)

46 of 213 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

1,8-cineolearomaterpenoidreads as camphor-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1024/1213) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 10 '1,8-Cineole')
alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 921/1032) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 1 'α-Pinene')
terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.8% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1173/1611) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 20 'Terpinen-4-ol')
γ-terpineolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.7% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1209/1718) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 21 'γ-Terpineol')
Thymol methyl etheraromaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.9% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1231/1607) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 23 'Thymol methyl ether')
1-octen-3-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 35 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 974/1154) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 3 '1-Octen-3-ol')
limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.3% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1022/1205) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 9 'Limonene')
β-bourbonenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1384/1535) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 36 'β-Bourbonene')
thymol acetatearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1354/1867) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 31 'Thymol acetate')
carvacrol methyl etheraromaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.4% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1241/1975) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 24 'Carvacrol methyl ether')
spathulenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.3% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1574/2150) -- name reproduced exactly as printed — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 59 '(−)-Spatulenol')
delta-cadinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.0% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1523/1773) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 53 'δ-Cadinene')
alpha-cubebenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1349/1466) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 30 'α-Cubebene')
alpha-ylangenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.2% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1375/1493) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 35 'α-Ylangene')
CyclosativenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1370/1492) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 34 'Cyclosativene')
beta-CalacorenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1561/1942) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 57 'β-Calacorene')
geranialaromaterpenoidreads as strong lemon odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.5% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1270/1727) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 26 '(e)-Citral')
β-caryophyllene oxidearomaetherMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.3% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1581/2008) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 60 'Caryophyllene oxide')
caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.4% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1419/1612) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 39 'trans-Caryophyllene')
humulenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 26 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.4% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1453/1689) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 44 'α-Humulene')
alpha-guaienearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1437) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 42 'α-Guaiene')
Germacrene-D-4-olaromaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1573/2069) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 58 'Germacrene-d-4-ol')
Germacrene AaromaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1505/1499) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 51 'Germacrene A')
ZonarenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1530/1729) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 54 'Zonarene')
trans-α-BergamotenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1434/1568) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 41 'trans-α-Bergamotene')
cis-Cadina-1(6),4-dienearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1462) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 46 'cis-Cadina-1(6),4-diene')
beta-elemenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1390/1598) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 37 'β-Elemene')
valencenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.2% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1493/1741) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 49 'Valencene')
alpha-cadinolaromaalcoholMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.4% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1653/2255) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 64 'α-Cadinol')
AromadendrenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.4% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1442/1628) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 43 'Aromadendrene')
sabinene hydratearomaterpenoidMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.3% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1062/1556) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 13 'cis-Sabinene hydrate')
CubenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1645/2080) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 63 'Cubenol')
alpha-calacorenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1540/1942) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 56 'α-Calacorene')
alpha-muurolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1498/1740) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 50 'α-Muurolene')
α-CadinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1535/1743) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 55 'α-Cadinene')
delta-AmorphenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.2% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1511) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 52 'δ-Amorphene')
δ-elemenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1337/1476) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 29 'δ-Elemene')
gamma-muurolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 8 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.4% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1480/1704) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 48 'γ-Muurolene')
gamma-GurjunenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.4% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1474/1687) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 47 'γ-Gurjunene')
allo-AromadendrenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.2% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1458/1661) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 45 'allo-Aromadendrene')
beta-copaenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.2% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1428) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 40 'β-Copaene')
beta-AtlantolaromaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.1% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1606) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 61 'β-Atlantol')
alpha-MuurololaromaterpenoidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.2% of hydrodistilled essential oil (Ki 1640) — Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry (Table 1, row 62 'α-Muurolol')

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
3-Hydroxy-4-methoxybenzoic acid 3-hydroxy-4-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)benzyl ester
(1S,4R)-1-isopropyl-4-methylbicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
(1S)-3-Isopropyl-6beta-methyl-6-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-2-cyclohexene-1beta-olterpenoid
carvacrolphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)
amburoside Aphenol
oleanolic acidacid
syringic acidphenol
Thymoquinol 2,5-diglucosideterpenoid
β-phellandreneterpenoidreads as burning taste (PubChem)
terpinoleneterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)
p-menth-3-en-1-olterpenoid
3-octanolalcohol
(-)-α-himachaleneterpenoid
matairesinolphenol
aromadendrinketone
beta-sesquiphellandreneterpenoid
heneicosaneacid
p-menthan-3-olalcoholreads as cooling odor (PubChem)
3-Ethenyl-3,7-dimethyloct-6-enoic acidterpenoid
4-hydroxybenzoic acidacid
capric acidacid
[4-[3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoatephenol
CID 13991587
(2S)-2-{[(2E)-3-[(2S,3S)-3-{[(1S)-1-carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy]carbonyl}-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-7-hydroxy-2,3-dihydro-1-benzofuran-4-yl]prop-2-enoyl]oxy}-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acid
salvianolic acid Cfuran
undecaneacidreads as faint odor (PubChem)
p-cymen-8-olterpenoid
Zataroside Bsugar
beta-pineneterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)
alpha-tocopherolterpenoidreads as little or no taste (PubChem)
gamma-Cadineneterpenoid
decaneacid
3-O-methyl 6-O-[[4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]methyl] 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxine-3,6-dicarboxylate
(2R)-3-[4,5-dihydroxy-2-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenyl]-2-[(E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxypropanoic acidacid
alpha-terpineolalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)
cis-geranylacetoneterpenoid
WCGUUGGRBIKTOS-GZORQOLYSA-Nterpenoid
RIQATFSOVFFVRX-LPLOCXIKSA-Nterpenoid
Chlorogenic acidphenol
beta-ocimeneterpenoid
sabineneterpenoid
2-amylfuranfuran
(1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl)acetic acidterpenoid
(5R)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
Zataroside Aterpenoid
caffeic acidacid
3-careneterpenoid
thujoneterpenoid
4,10,11,11-tetramethyltricyclo[5.3.1.01,5]undecaneterpenoid
capric acidacid
(1R,3aS,5aR,5bR,9S,11aR)-9-hydroxy-1-isopropenyl-5a,5b,8,8,11a-pentamethyl-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,7a,9,10,11,11b,12,13,13a,13b-hexadecahydrocyclopenta[a]chrysene-3a-carboxylic acidterpenoid
delta-cadinolalcohol
myrceneterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)
nonanalaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)
4-coumaric acidacid
eugenolphenolreads as odor of cloves (PubChem)
gallic acidacid
4-hydroxybenzoic acidphenol
raffinosesugar
(+)-taxifolinketone
eriodictyolflavonoid
carnosolterpenoid
Vicenin-2flavonoid
cis-(+)-dihydrocarvoneterpenoid
cis-dihydrocarvoneterpenoid
(E)-cinnamic acidacid
(1S,2E,10R)-3,7,11,11-tetramethylbicyclo[8.1.0]undeca-2,6-dieneterpenoid
ferulic acidacid
(2S,4R)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-olterpenoid
quercetinflavonoid
apigeninflavonoid
luteolinflavonoid
luteolin-7-O-β-glucuronideflavonoid
luteolosideflavonoid
chryseriolflavonoid
apigetrinflavonoid
kaempferolflavonoid
2-Hexenalaldehyde
Tuberonic acid glucosidesugar
alpha-farneseneterpenoid
β-farneseneterpenoid
germacrene Bterpenoid
beta-ocimeneterpenoid
diosmetinflavonoid
galanginflavonoid
isorhamnetinflavonoid
(R)-rosmarinic acidacid
salvianolic acid A
nerolidolalcohol
(E)-alpha-bisaboleneterpenoid
1-Ethenyl-1,2-dimethyl-4-propan-2-ylidene-2-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexaneterpenoid
germacrene Dterpenoid
Apigenin 7-glucuronideacid
cis-β-Ocimeneterpenoid
Oreganolsugar
(7aR)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-1a,2,3,4a,5,6,7a,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[h]azulen-7-olterpenoid
cis-α-Bisaboleneterpenoid
(2Z)-2-nonenalaldehyde
apigetrinflavonoid
Apigenin 7-O-methylglucuronideflavonoid
DQVGVYRSVYCJRR-AXRVZGOCSA-N
12-hydroxyjasmonic acidalcohol
NCGC00380281-01_C21H30O4_4a(2H)-Phenanthrenecarboxylic acid, 1,3,4,9,10,10a-hexahydro-5,6-dihydroxy-1,1-dimethyl-7-(1-methylethyl)-, methyl ester, (4aR)-terpenoid
(6Z)-2,6-dimethyl-10-methylidenedodeca-2,6-dieneacid
ethinylestradiolterpenoid
3-nonanoneketone
hexanalaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)
(4E)-5,9-dimethyldeca-4,8-dienoic acidacid
p-coumaric acidacid
geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)
trans-β-iononeterpenoidreads as warm woody, dry, and fruity odor (PubChem)
(S)-rosmarinic acidacid
Selin-11-en-4-olterpenoid
(5S)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
γ-elemeneterpenoid
gamma-cadineneterpenoid
(-)-carvomenthoneterpenoid
nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
4-(3-(1-Carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethoxy)-3-oxo-1-propenyl)-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydro-7-hydroxy-3-benzofurancarboxylic acid
α-thujeneterpenoid
ursolic acidacid
carnosic acidphenol
secoisolariciresinol
linaloolalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)
Covi-oxterpenoid
campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
(R)-beta-bisaboleneterpenoid
Perilleneterpenoid
beta-Tocopherolterpenoid
trans-caffeic acidphenol
3-[4,5-Dihydroxy-2-[(4-hydroxyphenyl)methyl]phenyl]-2-[3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyloxy]propanoic acidacid
thymolphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
(E/Z)-ferulic acidacid
(1S)-1beta,2alpha,6aalpha,6bbeta,9,9,12abeta-Heptamethyl-4abeta-(hydroxymethyl)-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,6a,6b,7,8,8a,9,10,11,12,12a,12b,13,14b-icosahydropicene-10beta-olterpenoid
protocatechuic acidacid
hesperetinflavonoid
β-amyrinalcohol
carveolterpenoid
α-phellandreneterpenoid
γ‑terpineneterpenoid
α-terpineneterpenoid
p-cymeneterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)
Apigenin 7-arabinosideflavonoid
2-ethylhexanolalcoholreads as sweet, fatty-floral taste with fruital note (PubChem)
carvacryl acetateterpenoid
nonaneacid
pelargonic acidacidreads as fatty odor (PubChem)
1-decanolalcoholreads as sweet odor (PubChem)
linalyl acetateterpenoidreads as bergamot-lavender odor (PubChem)
vanillic acidacid
3-decenoic acidacid
ethylisopentylcarbinolalcohol
(E/Z)-cinnamic acidacid
1-nonen-3-olalcohol
β-eudesmolalcohol
(S,1Z,6Z)-8-Isopropyl-1-methyl-5-methylenecyclodeca-1,6-dieneterpenoid
Alloaromadendrenterpenoid
δ-tocopherolterpenoid
elemolalcohol
(-)-γ-cadineneterpenoid
γ-tocopherolterpenoid
α-eudesmolalcohol
beta-cubebeneterpenoid
10-epi-Lithospermic acid
Epirosmanollactone
12-O-Methylcarnosic acidterpenoid

Sources

Elshafie et al. 2017, Molecules : A Journal of Synthetic Chemistry and Natural Product Chemistry

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