Pomelo
Citrus· citrus

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
- Grapefruitboth carry Nootkatone, grapefruitcite
- Allspiceboth carry terpinen-4-ol, pinecite
- Key limeboth carry geranial, lemoncite
Salt and acid
Salt
Sodium 1 mg per 100 g — the library's own composition sheet.
Acid
Acid 1.9 % (g/100 mL) — the library's own composition sheet.
Unusual pairings
Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.
- Pomelo + Grapefruit
both carry Nootkatone, grapefruit (5 of 338 carry it)
- Pomelo + Cacao
both carry linalool, spicy citrus (133 of 338 carry it)
- Pomelo + Allspice
both carry terpinen-4-ol, pine (75 of 338 carry it)
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 range — Bhandari 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 range — Bhandari 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 oil — Bhandari 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 analysed — Bhandari 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 range — Bhandari 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 pomelo — Gupta 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 fraction — Badalamenti 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 oil — Bhandari 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 cultivars — Badalamenti 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 oil — Bhandari 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 oil — Bhandari 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 pomelo — Chandra 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 designation — Chandra 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 four — Badalamenti 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