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Parsley

What it is

Parsley is the leaf of Petroselinum crispum, a biennial plant native to the central Mediterranean.

What it tastes like

On the nose: floral, citrus; the house adds fresh green, herbaceous ✳. Among its measured molecules: myristicin, 1,3,8-p-Menthatriene, cis-3-hexenyl acetate, beta-ocimene, nerolidol.

What goes with it

227 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 56 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 170416.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

18 of 124 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • myristicinaromaacidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
    45.1 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 45.9, P3 25.9) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'Myristcin' (paper's spelling))
  • alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
    7.07 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 8.53, P3 9.65) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'alpha-Pinene')
  • α-phellandrenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 29 of 338 ingredients.cite
    6.46 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 11.0, P3 8.63) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'alpha-Phellandrene')
  • γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.45 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 0.29, P3 0.31) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'gamma-Terpinene')
  • p-cymenearomaterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)Measured in 42 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.40 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 1.41, P3 1.83) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'p-Cymene')
  • β-phellandrenearomaterpenoidreads as burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
    101 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 122, P3 110) -- named in the text as one of the main compounds of parsley shoots — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'beta-Phellandrene')
  • terpinolenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
    22.8 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 17.2, P3 18.5) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'Terpinolene')
  • beta-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)Measured in 55 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.47 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 4.14, P3 3.64) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'beta-Pinene')
  • alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.26 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 0.40, P3 0.82) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'alpha-Terpineol')
  • sabinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 32 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.30 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 0.38, P3 0.55) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'Sabinene')
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    12.5 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 11.3, P3 13.7) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'Limonene')
  • myrcenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 68 of 338 ingredients.cite
    27.0 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 27.1, P3 24.3) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'Myrcene')
  • 1,3,8-p-MenthatrienearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
    222 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (highest of the three stages; P2 159, P3 192) -- named in the text as one of the main compounds of parsley shoots — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3 (Volatile composition of parsley essential oil at three commercial stages), row '1,3,8-p-Menthatriene')
  • caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.61 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 1.64, P3 2.15) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'trans-beta-Caryophyllene')
  • beta-ocimenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.89 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 2.33, P3 3.69) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'Trans-beta-Ocimene')
  • nerolidolaromaalcoholMeasured in 14 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.15 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 0.07, P3 0.23) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'Nerolidol')
  • germacrene DaromaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.96 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 1.63, P3 1.39) — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'Germacrene-D')
  • cis-3-hexenyl acetatearomaesterMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.73 mg/kg fresh weight at P1 (P2 0.35, P3 0.33) -- highest at P1, well above P2/P3 — El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods (Table 3, row 'cis-3-Hexenyl acetate')

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
  • imperatorincoumarin
  • elemicinacid
  • 6''-Acetylapiinsugar
  • Petrosideterpenoid
  • apioleacid
  • dimethyl sulfidesulfur compoundreads as characteristic flavor (PubChem)
  • syringic acidphenol
  • Diosmetin 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranosidesugar
  • taurineacidreads as slightly acidic taste (PubChem)
  • toluenehydrocarbonreads as sweet, pungent, benzene-like odor (PubChem)
  • nicotinic acidnitrogen compound
  • matairesinolphenol
  • Crispanoneterpenoid
  • Crispaneterpenoid
  • (3S,8R)-heptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyne-3,8-diolalcohol
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acidacid
  • neoxanthinterpenoid
  • Icariside F2sugar
  • p-cymen-8-olterpenoid
  • [(1R,2R,4aR,8aR)-1-hydroxy-4,4a-dimethyl-7-oxo-1-propan-2-yl-5,6,8,8a-tetrahydro-2H-naphthalen-2-yl] (Z)-2-methylbut-2-enoateterpenoid
  • [(1R,2R,4aR,8aR)-1-hydroxy-4,4a-dimethyl-1-propan-2-yl-2,5,6,7,8,8a-hexahydronaphthalen-2-yl] (Z)-2-methylbut-2-enoateterpenoid
  • Graveolonecoumarin
  • Saxalincoumarin
  • 2-amylfuranfuran
  • bergaptencoumarin
  • benzaldehydealdehydereads as burning aromatic taste (PubChem)
  • 3-careneterpenoid
  • 2,3-dimethylbenzofuranfuran
  • (3S,3aR)-(-)-sedanolidelactone
  • delta-cadinolalcohol
  • sedanenolidefuran
  • 4-coumaric acidacid
  • (+)-marmesinalcohol
  • gentisic acidacid
  • gallic acidacid
  • 4-hydroxybenzoic acidphenol
  • methoxsalencoumarinreads as bitter taste followed by tingling sensation (PubChem)
  • naringeninflavonoid
  • eriodictyolflavonoid
  • alpha-cubebeneterpenoid
  • ferulic acidacid
  • violaxanthinterpenoid
  • beta-Sesquiphellandreneterpenoid
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • apigeninflavonoid
  • luteolinflavonoid
  • β-caroteneterpenoid
  • apigetrinflavonoid
  • apiinflavonoid
  • rutinflavonoid
  • kaempferolflavonoid
  • petroselinic acidacid
  • (3R,8S)-Falcarindiolalcohol
  • panaxynolalcohol
  • luteinterpenoid
  • neoxanthinterpenoid
  • umbelliferonecoumarin
  • galanginflavonoid
  • isorhamnetinflavonoid
  • myricetinflavonoid
  • rhamnetinflavonoid
  • Astragalinflavonoid
  • 9'-cis-neoxanthinterpenoid
  • 1-Ethenyl-1,2-dimethyl-4-propan-2-ylidene-2-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexaneterpenoid
  • (Z)-ligustilidelactone
  • cis-β-Ocimeneterpenoid
  • (Z)-falcarinolalcohol
  • Apiosideflavonoid
  • (3E)-3-butylidene-4,5-dihydro-2-benzofuran-1-one
  • cis-b,b-Caroteneterpenoid
  • 2-(p-tolyl)propanalterpenoid
  • 3-n-butylphthalidefuran
  • hexanalaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)
  • psoralencoumarin
  • p-α-dimethyl styreneterpenoid
  • p-coumaric acidacid
  • γ-elemeneterpenoid
  • gamma-cadineneterpenoid
  • (1R)-4-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E,11E,13E,15E,17E)-18-[(1R)-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
  • (9Z)-8-hydroxyheptadeca-1,9-dien-4,6-diyn-3-onealcohol
  • α-thujeneterpenoid
  • secoisolariciresinol
  • campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
  • tangeretinflavonoid
  • isopimpinellincoumarin
  • isoimperatorincoumarin
  • (R)-beta-bisaboleneterpenoid
  • trans-caffeic acidphenol
  • beta-elemeneterpenoid
  • (E/Z)-ferulic acidacid
  • hesperetinflavonoid
  • α-terpineneterpenoid
  • p-xylenehydrocarbonreads as sweet (PubChem)
  • m-xylenehydrocarbonreads as sweet odor (PubChem)
  • α-elemeneterpenoid
  • Cnidilincoumarin
  • vanillic acidacid
  • p-methylacetophenoneketone
  • (1R,2S,7S,8S)-1,3-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-eneterpenoid
  • (-)-γ-cadineneterpenoid
  • cryptoneketone
  • (+)-oxypeucedanincoumarin
  • nicotinic acidacidreads as sour taste (PubChem)
  • phenylacetaldehydealdehyde

Sources

  • El-Zaeddi et al. 2016, Foods
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