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Pistachio

Sweet & rich· nut

Pistachio

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

259 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 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.

31 of 109 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

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