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Pomelo

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

What goes with it

251 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 341 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 turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 72 of 341 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 (PubChem)Measured in 8 of 341 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 341 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 lemon (PubChem)Measured in 92 of 341 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)')
  • myrcenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 68 of 341 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)
  • naringintasteflavonoidreads as bitterMeasured in 2 of 341 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 lemon (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 341 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 341 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 (PubChem)Measured in 2 of 341 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 341 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 341 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 341 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 341 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 341 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 piperidine (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 (PubChem)
  • Acrignine Anitrogen compound
  • N-Methylatanineacid
  • neryl acetateterpenoid
  • geranyl acetateterpenoidreads as 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 (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 (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 (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 oily (PubChem)
  • 3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-olterpenoid
  • Isomexoticincoumarin
  • octanalaldehydereads as fruity (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-methionineacid
  • hexanalaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde (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 (PubChem)
  • nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
  • xanthyletincoumarin
  • campheneterpenoidreads as camphor (PubChem)
  • xanthoxyletincoumarin
  • tangeretinflavonoid
  • dimethyl anthranilatenitrogen compoundreads as orange & mandarin-peel (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-cymeneterpenoid
  • Rhoifolin 4-glucosideflavonoid
  • glycineacidreads as sweet (PubChem)
  • hydroquinonephenolreads as 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 (PubChem)
  • phenyl-Alanineacid
  • undecanalaldehyde
  • lauryl acetateester
  • linalyl acetateterpenoidreads as bergamot-lavender (PubChem)
  • eriocitrinflavonoid
  • Naringenin 7-rutinosideflavonoid
  • Isosakuranetin 7-O-rutinosideflavonoid
  • methyl anthranilateesterreads as grape (PubChem)
  • p-menth-1-en-9-olterpenoid
  • citronellolterpenoidreads as rose (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
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