Pistachio
Sweet & rich· nut

What it is
Pistachio is the seed of Pistacia vera, a small tree native to Central Asia and the Middle East.
What it tastes like
On the nose: grassy-green, citrus. Among its measured molecules: 2-methyldecane, 3-decene, 2-octen-1-ol, (Z)-3-octene, 2-octene.
What goes with it
- Prickly pearboth carry 1-decenecite
- Bergamot orangeboth carry terpinolenecite
- Blackberryboth carry cis-3-hexen-1-ol, grassy-greencite
Salt and acid
Salt
Sodium 428 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 169426.
Acid
Acid not measured yet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Pistachio + Black tea
both carry cis-3-hexen-1-ol, grassy-green (36 of 338 carry it)
- Pistachio + Cilantro
both carry cis-3-hexen-1-ol, grassy-green (36 of 338 carry it)
- Pistachio + Wormwood
both carry cis-3-hexen-1-ol, grassy-green (36 of 338 carry it)
31 of 109 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.
acetic acidaromaacidreads as pungent (PubChem)Measured in 35 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.46, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Acetic acid', T0 column)hexanalaromaaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)Measured in 85 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 1.38, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Hexanal', T0 column)1-pentanolaromaalcoholreads as mild odor (PubChem)Measured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.92, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '1-Pentanol', T0 column)alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 36.90 a, T0 (control irrigation) -- the dominant volatile — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'alpha-Pinene', T0 column)1-methylpyrrolearomanitrogen compoundMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 3.52, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '1-Methyl-1H-pyrrole', T0 column)2-pentanonearomaketoneMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.25, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Pentanone', T0 column)1-hexanolaromaalcoholreads as fatty, fruity (PubChem)Measured in 48 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 4.39, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '1-Hexanol', T0 column)nonanearomaacidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.25, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Nonane', T0 column)decanalaromaaldehydereads as citrus odor (PubChem)Measured in 36 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.41, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Decanal', T0 column)dodecanearomaacidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 6.25 ab, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Dodecane', T0 column)ethyl acetatearomaesterreads as fragrant odor (PubChem)Measured in 42 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 1.04, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Ethyl acetate', T0 column)1-nonanolaromaalcoholreads as floral odor (PubChem)Measured in 6 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 1.54, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '1-Nonanol', T0 column)terpinolenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.66, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Terpinolene', T0 column)tridecanearomaacidreads as hydrocarbon odor (PubChem)Measured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 2.85 ab, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Tridecane', T0 column)1-decenearomaacidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.83, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '1-Decene', T0 column)undecanearomaacidreads as faint odor (PubChem)Measured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 8.59, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Undecane', T0 column)decanearomaacidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 2.07, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Decane', T0 column)sabinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 32 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.48, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Sabinene', T0 column)limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 12.19 b, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'Limonene', T0 column)2-pentanolaromaalcoholMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.37, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '2-Pentanol', T0 column)2-methyldecanearomaacidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.68, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '2-Methyl-decane', T0 column)3-carenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.24, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '3-Carene', T0 column)myrcenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 68 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 8.39 b, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row 'beta-Myrcene', T0 column)2-nonen-1-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 1.70, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '2-Nonen-1-ol', T0 column)3-decenearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.62, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '3-Decene', T0 column)cis-3-hexen-1-olaromaalcoholreads as powerful grassy-green odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.92, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '(E)-3-Hexenol', T0 column)2-octen-1-olaromaalcoholMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.74, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '2-Octen-1-ol', T0 column)(Z)-3-octenearomaacidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.26 b, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '(Z)-3-Octene', T0 column)2-octenearomaacidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.18, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '2-Octene', T0 column)(E)-4-nonenearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.21, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '(E)-4-Nonene', T0 column)(Z)-4-nonenearomaMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
relative content (%) 0.22, T0 (control irrigation) — Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods (Table 1, row '(Z)-4-Nonene', T0 column)
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.
- camphene hydrateterpenoid
- carvacrolphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)
- margaric acidacid
- Epicatechin gallateester
- hexadecaneacid
- β-phellandreneterpenoidreads as burning taste (PubChem)
- terpinen-4-olalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)
- matairesinolphenol
- (+)-α-longipineneterpenoid
- tetradecaneacid
- pentadecaneacid
- heptadecaneacidreads as fuel-like (PubChem)
- (3beta,11alpha,13beta)-3,11,13-Oleananetriolterpenoid
- palmitic acidacidreads as slight characteristic taste (PubChem)
- stearic acidacidreads as taste suggesting tallow (PubChem)
- fenchoneterpenoid
- p-cymen-8-olterpenoid
- beta-pineneterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)
- (Z,6S)-2-methyl-6-[(5R,9R,10R,13S,14S,17S)-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-3-oxo-1,2,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydrocyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]hept-2-enalterpenoid
- methyl (Z,6S)-6-[(3R,5R,9R,10R,13S,14S,17S)-3-acetyloxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-2,3,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-methylhept-2-enoateterpenoid
- Oleanane-3,11,13-triol, (3beta,11alpha)-terpenoid
- methyl (Z,6S)-6-[(3R,5R,10S,13S,14S,17S)-3-acetyloxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-2,3,5,6,7,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]-2-methylhept-2-enoateterpenoid
- alpha-terpineolalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)
- 2-amylfuranfuran
- 1,3-Cyclohexanediol, 1-cyclopropyl-4-methyl-, [1S-(1alpha,3alpha,4alpha)]-terpenoid
- (1S)-1-cyclopropyl-4-methylcyclohex-3-en-1-olterpenoid
- camphorterpenoidreads as pungent aromatic taste (PubChem)
- menthoneterpenoidreads as bitter (PubChem)
- alpha-fencheneterpenoid
- nonanalaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)
- lariciresinolalcohol
- piperitenoneterpenoid
- delta-cadineneterpenoid
- (+)-menthoneterpenoid
- palmitoleic acidacid
- oleic acidacidreads as peculiar lard-like odor (PubChem)
- (2S,4R)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-olterpenoid
- gallocatechin gallateester
- quercetinflavonoid
- apigeninflavonoid
- luteolinflavonoid
- linoleic acidacid
- kaempferolflavonoid
- alpha-linolenic acidacid
- beta-ocimeneterpenoid
- myricetinflavonoid
- elaidolinolenic acidacid
- cis-β-Ocimeneterpenoid
- (E)-tagetoneacid
- (Z)-tagetoneacid
- cis-b,b-Caroteneterpenoid
- myrtenalterpenoid
- (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
- neralterpenoid
- bornyl acetateterpenoid
- epigallocatechin gallateester
- gallocatechinflavonoid
- secoisolariciresinol
- linaloolalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)
- campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
- Perilleneterpenoid
- DL-piperitoneterpenoid
- thymolphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
- (−)-epicatechinphenol
- (-)-epigallocatechinflavonoid
- (+)-pinoresinolphenol
- α-phellandreneterpenoid
- γ‑terpineneterpenoid
- α-terpineneterpenoid
- p-cymeneterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)
- tricycleneterpenoid
- 2-careneterpenoid
- pyrrolenitrogen compoundreads as burning, pungent taste (PubChem)
- melatoninnitrogen compound
- citronellyl acetateterpenoid
- (+)-catechinflavonoid
- (1S,2S,7S,8S)-2,6,6,9-tetramethyltricyclo[5.4.0.02,8]undec-9-eneterpenoid
- naphthalenehydrocarbonreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)
Sources
- Noguera-Artiaga et al. 2020, Foods