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Pomelo

Citrus· citrus

Pomelo

What it is

Pomelo is Citrus maxima, the largest citrus fruit and an ancestor, through hybridization, of the grapefruit.

What it tastes like

On the nose: citrus, lemon-citronella-rose, pine, spicy. Among its measured molecules: Nootkatone, cis-α-Bisabolene, Ocimene, Citronellal, β-bisabolene.

What goes with it

243 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 1 mg per 100 g — the library's own composition sheet.

Acid

0 %Apple2 %Cranberry4 %Apple cider vinegar6 %Balsamic vinegar8 %Makrut lime

Acid 1.9 % (g/100 mL) — the library's own composition sheet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

15 of 308 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.87% of red-flesh and 0.35% of white-flesh pummelo peel oil; the 0.35% is the bottom of the paper's stated 0.35-3.5% linalool rangeBhandari et al. 2021, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Linalool', columns C3 and C4)
  • alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.58% of red-flesh and 0.42% of white-flesh pummelo peel oil; the 0.58% is the top of the paper's stated 0.2-0.58% α-pinene rangeBhandari et al. 2021, Molecules (Table 2, row 'α-Pinene', columns C3 and C4)
  • Citronellalaromaterpenoidreads as intense lemon-citronella-rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 8 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.01% of white-pomelo peel essential oil; not detected in red pomelo. (The table's 'Chemical Group' column calls it a ketone; it is an aldehyde — see notes)Chandra Das et al. 2022, Heliyon (Table 1, row 'Citronellal', 'WP conc. %' column)
  • terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.33% of red-flesh and 0.13% of white-flesh pummelo peel oilBhandari et al. 2021, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Terpinen-4-ol', columns C3 and C4)
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    63.76% of red-flesh and 89.15% of white-flesh pummelo peel oil — the two extremes of the paper's stated 63.76-89.15% limonene range across all four citrus oils it analysedBhandari et al. 2021, Molecules (Table 2 (Essential oil compositions of citrus essential oil), row 'Limonene', columns 'Pummelo Citrus grandis Osbeck Red Flesh (C3)' and 'White Flesh (C4)')
  • myrcenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 68 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.74% of red-flesh and 1.75% of white-flesh pummelo peel oil — the two extremes of the paper's stated 0.74-1.75% myrcene rangeBhandari et al. 2021, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Myrcene', columns C3 and C4)
  • naringintasteflavonoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    measured throughout the fruit; 'The albedo contained the highest content of naringin while the seed had the lowest naringin content among different parts of pomelo fruit in the two seasons.' Quantified peaks: 794 and 864 μg/g in the pulp at 100 days after full bloom in the two seasons, and 621 μg/g in the juice at 140 days in 2018. The paper calls limonin and naringin 'the main bitter compounds' of grapefruit and pomeloGupta et al. 2021, Plants (Section 3.1.3 (Naringin Content) and Figure 4 — RP-HPLC at 280 nm against authentic standard, Citrus grandis (L.) Osbeck, flavedo / albedo / membrane / pulp / seed / juice across the 2018 and 2019 seasons)
  • geranialaromaterpenoidreads as strong lemon odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.53% ('Chadock'), 1.06% ('Pyriformis') and 8.50% ('Terracciani') of Sicilian pomelo flavedo oil — in 'Terracciani' the second-largest oxygenated monoterpene after limonene's hydrocarbon fractionBadalamenti et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row 'α-Citral', columns P1, P3 and P4)
  • neralaromaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.08% of red-flesh pummelo peel oil; not detected in the white-flesh oilBhandari et al. 2021, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Neral', column C3)
  • Nootkatonearomaterpenoidreads as grapefruit odor (PubChem)Measured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    4.45 ± 0.52% of the flavedo oil of the Sicilian C. maxima cultivar 'Terracciani', the last-eluting compound in that table; not detected in the other four cultivarsBadalamenti et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Nootkatone', column P4)
  • caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.16% of red-flesh and 0.06% of white-flesh pummelo peel oilBhandari et al. 2021, Molecules (Table 2, row 'β-Caryophyllene', columns C3 and C4)
  • germacrene DaromaterpenoidMeasured in 18 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.05% of white-flesh pummelo peel oil — its largest sesquiterpene; not detected in the red-flesh oilBhandari et al. 2021, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Germacrene D', column C4)
  • cis-α-BisabolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 4 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.49% of white-pomelo peel essential oil; not detected in red pomeloChandra Das et al. 2022, Heliyon (Table 1, row 'Cis-α-Bisabolene', 'WP conc. %' column)
  • OcimenearomaMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.67% of white-pomelo peel essential oil; not detected in red pomelo. The paper reports it without an isomer designationChandra Das et al. 2022, Heliyon (Table 1, row 'Ocimene', 'WP conc. %' column)
  • β-bisabolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 10 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.27 ± 0.15% of the flavedo oil of the Sicilian cultivar 'Pyriformis'; not detected in the other fourBadalamenti et al. 2022, Molecules (Table 1, row 'β-Bisabolene', column P3)

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.

  • Desoxylimoninlactone
  • 1,3,6-Trihydroxy-5-methoxy-10-methyl-4-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)acridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • Citbismine Enitrogen compound
  • 3-[[(2R,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-[[(2S)-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-7-yl]oxy]-5-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]methoxy]-3-oxopropanoic acidflavonoid
  • Citbismin Anitrogen compound
  • (2S)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-[4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • delta-cadineneterpenoid
  • ostholcoumarin
  • beta-farneseneterpenoid
  • Pummeloquinonecoumarin
  • Citbismin Bnitrogen compound
  • putrescinenitrogen compoundreads as strong piperidine-like odor (PubChem)
  • Citbismin Cnitrogen compound
  • 1,6-dihydroxy-3-methoxy-10-methylacridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • abietic acidterpenoid
  • hesperidinflavonoid
  • (+)-sabineneterpenoid
  • shikimateacid
  • Geibalansineacid
  • (6E)-(-)-nerolidolalcohol
  • neoeriocitrinflavonoid
  • terpinoleneterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)
  • isoorientinflavonoid
  • butyl octanoateester
  • stachydrineacid
  • glycocitrine Initrogen compound
  • γ-aminobutyric acidacid
  • Obacunoneterpenoid
  • L-lysineacid
  • Cedrelopsincoumarin
  • Preskimmianineacid
  • alpha-muuroleneterpenoid
  • pentacosaneacid
  • nonacosaneacid
  • (+)-alpha-thujeneterpenoid
  • triacontaneacid
  • 2,6-Dimethyl-2,4,6-octatrieneacid
  • (2S)-5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • (2S)-7-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • Nomilinic acidlactone
  • (1E,8E)-2,6,6,9-tetramethylcycloundeca-1,4,8-trieneterpenoid
  • Citropone Bnitrogen compound
  • Citropone Anitrogen compound
  • [(1R,2R,8S,11S,12R,18S)-7-(furan-3-yl)-1,8,12,17,17-pentamethyl-5,15,20-trioxo-3,6,16-trioxapentacyclo[9.9.0.02,4.02,8.012,18]icosan-13-yl] acetateterpenoid
  • 7-[4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 7-{[4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-{[(2S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy}oxan-2-yl]oxy}-5-hydroxy-2-(3-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)chromen-4-one
  • Deacetylnomilinic acidlactone
  • L-aspartic acidacidreads as sour (PubChem)
  • Honyuminenitrogen compound
  • Grandisininenitrogen compound
  • 1,3-dihydroxy-5,6-dimethoxy-10-methylacridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • Honyudisincoumarin
  • Citrubuntincoumarin
  • Daphnetin dimethyl ethercoumarin
  • Neodiosminflavonoid
  • Narirutin 4'-glucosidesugar
  • 5-Methoxynoracronycinenitrogen compound
  • sinensetinflavonoid
  • L-prolineacidreads as sweet (PubChem)
  • beta-pineneterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)
  • Acrignine Anitrogen compound
  • N-Methylatanineacid
  • neryl acetateterpenoid
  • geranyl acetateterpenoidreads as odor of lavender (PubChem)
  • auraptenelactone
  • zeta-caroteneterpenoid
  • 7-methoxy-2-oxochromene-6-carboxylic acidcoumarin
  • 8,13-abietadien-18-oic acidterpenoid
  • 4-[(3,3-Dimethyloxiran-2-yl)methoxy]furo[3,2-g]chromen-7-onecoumarin
  • 1-Methyl-9-azabicyclo[3.3.1]nonan-3-onenitrogen compound
  • DTHRRSUUYZGFHR-BPDCQJGPSA-Nflavonoid
  • (3S)-6,11-dihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)-3,12-dimethylpyrano[2,3-c]acridin-7-onenitrogen compound
  • 7-Methoxy-6-(3-methylbuta-1,3-dienyl)chromen-2-onecoumarin
  • 6-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-3-oxobutyl]-7-methoxychromen-2-onecoumarin
  • 5,6-dihydroxy-3,3-dimethyl-12H-pyrano[2,3-c]acridin-7-onenitrogen compound
  • 1,6-dihydroxy-4-[(2R)-2-hydroxy-3-methylbut-3-enyl]-3,5-dimethoxy-10-methylacridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • 1-Hydroxy-3,5,6-trimethoxy-10-methyl-4-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)acridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • (1S)-6,11-dihydroxy-1-(1-hydroxy-3,5,6-trimethoxy-9-oxo-10H-acridin-2-yl)-3,3,12-trimethyl-1,2-dihydropyrano[2,3-c]acridin-7-onenitrogen compound
  • perillaldehydealdehyde
  • Didyminsugar
  • L-lysineacid
  • alpha-terpineolalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)
  • (10E,12E,14E)-2,6,10,14,19,23,27,31-octamethyldotriaconta-2,6,10,12,14,16,18,22,26,30-decaeneterpenoid
  • Peucedanolcoumarin
  • 8-[(2R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutyl]-5,7-dimethoxychromen-2-onecoumarin
  • limoninterpenoid
  • acetoneketonereads as fruity odor (PubChem)
  • 8-{[(2S)-3,3-dimethyloxiran-2-yl]methyl}-7-methoxychromen-2-onecoumarin
  • α-copaeneterpenoid
  • Isoobacunoic acidterpenoid
  • benzoic acidphenolreads as bitter taste (PubChem)
  • nootkatoneterpenoid
  • theophyllinenitrogen compoundreads as bitter (PubChem)
  • levopimaric acidterpenoid
  • neoabietic acidterpenoid
  • sandaracopimaric acidterpenoid
  • beta-sitosterolalcohol
  • pinitolsugar
  • Neohesperidinsugar
  • bergaptencoumarin
  • narirutin 4'-glucosideflavonoid
  • caffeinenitrogen compoundreads as bitter taste (PubChem)
  • 3-careneterpenoid
  • Buntansin Ccoumarin
  • L-arginineacid
  • longifolene (stereochemistry undefined)terpenoid
  • 5-Methoxyseselincoumarin
  • (+)-Curcumeneterpenoid
  • Thamnosmonincoumarin
  • nonanalaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)
  • coumarincoumarinreads as burning taste (PubChem)
  • Nomilinterpenoid
  • L-glutamic acidacidreads as umami sour taste (PubChem)
  • 2-(3,4-Dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl)oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxy-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • hesperidinflavonoid
  • isopropyl alcoholalcoholreads as burning taste (PubChem)
  • 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 7-[[(2E)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadienyl]oxy]-coumarin
  • 3-[11-(Furan-3-yl)-5-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-2,6,10-trimethyl-3,13-dioxo-12,15-dioxatetracyclo[8.5.0.01,14.02,7]pentadecan-6-yl]prop-2-enoic acidterpenoid
  • 7-[4,5-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-(3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyl-tetrahydropyran-2-yl)oxy-tetrahydropyran-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-chroman-4-oneflavonoid
  • (+)-taxifolinketone
  • D-limoneneterpenoidreads as citrus odor (PubChem)
  • (-)-beta-pineneterpenoid
  • (-)-alpha-pineneterpenoid
  • delta-cadineneterpenoid
  • Nomilinic acid 17-beta-D-glucopyranosideterpenoid
  • Nomilin 17-beta-D-glucopyranosideterpenoid
  • Ichanginterpenoid
  • narirutinflavonoid
  • neohesperidinflavonoid
  • poncirinflavonoid
  • Honyucitrinflavonoid
  • L-glutamic acidacid
  • (+)-3-careneterpenoid
  • (S)-(-)-citronellalterpenoid
  • (-)-linaloolalcohol
  • (-)-β-phellandreneterpenoid
  • L-aspartic acidacid
  • farnesolalcoholreads as mild, oily (PubChem)
  • 3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-olterpenoid
  • Isomexoticincoumarin
  • caprylaldehydealdehydereads as strong, fruity odor (PubChem)
  • paraxanthinenitrogen compound
  • 7-methoxy-8-(3-methyl-2-oxobutyl)chromen-2-onecoumarin
  • (2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-(3,5-dihydroxyphenoxy)-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triol
  • Tricoccin S3terpenoid
  • 2H-1-Benzopyran-2-one, 8-(2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutyl)-7-methoxy-coumarin
  • beta-Cuvebeneterpenoid
  • α-myrceneterpenoid
  • Limonen-10-olterpenoid
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • phytolalcohol
  • apigeninflavonoid
  • luteolinflavonoid
  • scopoletincoumarin
  • all-trans-zeta-caroteneterpenoid
  • rutinflavonoid
  • kaempferolflavonoid
  • umbelliferonecoumarin
  • β-farneseneterpenoid
  • germacrene Bterpenoid
  • humuleneterpenoid
  • (6E)-(+)-nerolidolalcohol
  • beta-ocimeneterpenoid
  • diosmetinflavonoid
  • diosminflavonoid
  • myricetinflavonoid
  • pinidinenitrogen compound
  • rhamnetinflavonoid
  • Buntaninenitrogen compound
  • apigenin 7-O-neohesperidosideflavonoid
  • luteolin 7-O-neohesperidosideflavonoid
  • Clausarincoumarin
  • Crenulatinsugar
  • Nordentatincoumarin
  • 7-methoxy-6-[(E)-3-oxobut-1-enyl]chromen-2-onecoumarin
  • 4-[(E)-3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl]-2-methoxycyclohexa-1,5-dien-1-ol
  • geranyl propionateester
  • geranyl tiglateester
  • allo-ocimeneacid
  • (4E,6Z)-alloocimeneterpenoid
  • Thamnosincoumarin
  • 1-hydroxy-3-methoxy-10-methylacridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • 5-Hydroxynoracronycinenitrogen compound
  • theobrominenitrogen compoundreads as bitter tasting alkaloid (PubChem)
  • rhoifolinflavonoid
  • (3E)-3,7-dimethylocta-1,3-dieneacid
  • Citracridone IIInitrogen compound
  • bergamottincoumarin
  • Citracridone-Initrogen compound
  • Citrusinine Initrogen compound
  • Atalafolinenitrogen compound
  • 1,3,6-trihydroxy-5-methoxy-10-methylacridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • 1,5-dihydroxy-3,6-dimethoxy-10-methylacridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • 1,6-dihydroxy-3,5-dimethoxy-10-methylacridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • 1-hydroxy-3,5,6-trimethoxy-10-methylacridin-9-onenitrogen compound
  • 6-Hydroxy-10,11-dimethoxy-3,3,12-trimethyl-pyrano[2,3-c]acridin-7-onenitrogen compound
  • Nor-dentatincoumarin
  • 1,3,5,7-Octatetraene, 2,6-dimethyl-terpenoid
  • beta-copaeneterpenoid
  • sitoglusideterpenoid
  • L-alanineacidreads as sweet taste (PubChem)
  • L-serineacidreads as sweet (PubChem)
  • L-glutamineacid
  • L-lysineacidreads as sweet/bitter (PubChem)
  • L-tyrosineacid
  • L-leucineacid
  • heptyl octanoateester
  • L-methionineacidreads as faint (PubChem)
  • hexanalaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)
  • p-α-dimethyl styreneterpenoid
  • 2-Undecenalaldehyde
  • L-ornithineacid
  • L-Asparagineacid
  • L-histidineacidreads as sweet (PubChem)
  • L-valineacid
  • L-threonineacid
  • tryptophanacidreads as flat taste (PubChem)
  • L-isoleucineacidreads as bitter (PubChem)
  • isosinensetinether
  • L-arginineacid
  • trans-Sabinene hydrateterpenoid
  • 6,7-Dimethoxy-3-(2,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)
  • nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
  • xanthyletincoumarin
  • campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
  • xanthoxyletincoumarin
  • tangeretinflavonoid
  • dimethyl anthranilatenitrogen compoundreads as orange & mandarin-peel-like odor (PubChem)
  • suberosincoumarin
  • (15Z)-phytoflueneterpenoid
  • L-serineacid
  • beta-elemeneterpenoid
  • tryptophanacid
  • L-tyrosineacid
  • phenyl-Alanineacid
  • L-histidineacid
  • L-valineacid
  • L-threonineacid
  • L-prolineacid
  • L-methionineacid
  • L-Asparagineacid
  • γ-aminobutyric acidacid
  • neodiosminflavonoid
  • monoethanolaminenitrogen compound
  • ethanolalcoholreads as burning (PubChem)
  • L-isoleucineacid
  • L-leucineacid
  • veratric acidacid
  • L-lysineacid
  • protocatechuic acidacid
  • Nomilinterpenoid
  • nobiletinflavonoid
  • L-cysteic acidacid
  • L-alanineacid
  • carvoneterpenoid
  • α-terpineneterpenoid
  • p-cymeneterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)
  • Rhoifolin 4-glucosideflavonoid
  • glycineacidreads as sweet (PubChem)
  • hydroquinonephenolreads as a slightly bitter taste (PubChem)
  • apigenin trimethyl etherether
  • 2-methylpiperidinenitrogen compound
  • 1-hexanolalcoholreads as fatty, fruity (PubChem)
  • (1S,5S)-carvyl acetateterpenoid
  • octyl acetateester
  • decyl acetateester
  • decanalaldehydereads as citrus odor (PubChem)
  • phenyl-Alanineacid
  • undecanalaldehyde
  • lauryl acetateester
  • linalyl acetateterpenoidreads as bergamot-lavender odor (PubChem)
  • eriocitrinflavonoid
  • Naringenin 7-rutinosideflavonoid
  • Isosakuranetin 7-O-rutinosideflavonoid
  • methyl anthranilateesterreads as grape-like odor (PubChem)
  • p-menth-1-en-9-olterpenoid
  • citronellolterpenoidreads as rose odor (PubChem)
  • citralterpenoid
  • L-valineacid
  • L-ornithineacid
  • L-glutamic acidacid
  • nonyl acetateester
  • Aromadendreneterpenoid
  • friedelinterpenoid
  • (1R,2S,7S,8S)-1,3-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-eneterpenoid
  • elemolalcohol
  • 3,7-Dimethyl-1,3-octadieneacid
  • (3R,5Z)-2,6-dimethylocta-1,5,7-trien-3-olterpenoid
  • Bicyclo[3.1.0]hexan-2-one, 5-(1-methylethyl)-ketone
  • (+/-)-naringeninflavonoid
  • valenceneterpenoid
  • 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-oneketonereads as fruity taste (PubChem)

Sources

  • Bhandari et al. 2021, Molecules
  • Chandra Das et al. 2022, Heliyon
  • Gupta et al. 2021, Plants
  • Badalamenti et al. 2022, Molecules