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Sea buckthorn

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Sea buckthorn

What it is

Sea buckthorn is the small orange berry of Hippophae rhamnoides, a hardy shrub native to Europe and Asia.

What it tastes like

On the nose: camphor, floral, spicy; the house adds pine ✳. Among its measured molecules: tert-butyl alcohol, isoamyl isovalerate, caprylaldehyde, terpinolene, benzaldehyde.

What goes with it

260 more go with it. See them all in the full library →

Salt and acid

Salt

Salt not measured yet.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

26 of 150 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • benzaldehydearomaaldehydereads as burning aromatic taste (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.40% relative content in HLJ-SQH sea buckthorn juice, versus 0.35% (HLJ-MZH) and 0.28% (GS-CHN); — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Aldehydes, row 84, HLJ-SQH column (highest of the three origins reporting it))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • caprylic acidtasteacidreads as slight odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.59% relative content in HLJ-MZH sea buckthorn juice, versus 0.29% (HLJ-CHN) and 0.26% (HB-CHN); — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Acids, row 91, HLJ-MZH column (highest of the three origins reporting it))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • caprylaldehydearomaaldehydereads as strong, fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 37 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.89% relative content in GS-CHN sea buckthorn juice, versus 1.42% in HB-CHN; — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Aldehydes, row 85, GS-CHN column (highest of the two origins reporting it))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • hexanalaromaaldehydereads as sharp, aldehyde odor (PubChem)Measured in 85 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.16% relative content in GS-CHN sea buckthorn juice; — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Aldehydes, row 82, GS-CHN column (the only origin reporting it))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • tert-butyl alcoholaromaalcoholreads as camphor-like odor (PubChem)Measured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.42% relative content in GS-CHN sea buckthorn juice; — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Alcohols, row 69, GS-CHN column (highest of the four origins reporting it))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    8.27-19.35% relative content across all five origins (highest in HB-CHN at 19.35%, 16.99% in GS-CHN), the largest single alcohol peak in the whole table; — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Alcohols, row 78, all five origin columns; named in the paper's Conclusion)Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • terpinolenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.53% relative content in GS-CHN sea buckthorn juice, versus 0.17% (HLJ-CHN) and 0.12% (HB-CHN); — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Terpenes, row 97, GS-CHN column (highest of the three origins reporting it))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • isoamyl isovaleratearomaesterMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    25.23% relative content in Heilongjiang Chinese (HLJ-CHN) sea buckthorn juice, the largest single peak found for this compound across origins; — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Esters, row 29, HLJ-CHN column (highest of the five origins; GS-CHN column also positive))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • beta-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)Measured in 55 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.28% relative content in GS-CHN sea buckthorn juice, versus 0.16-0.49% in the other three origins reporting it; not detected in HLJ-SQH. — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Terpenes, row 93, GS-CHN column (highest of the four origins reporting it); named in the paper's Conclusion)Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.93% relative content in GS-CHN sea buckthorn juice, versus 0.16% (HLJ-CHN) and 0.14% (HB-CHN); — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Alcohols, row 81, GS-CHN column (highest of the three origins reporting it))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • beta-hydroxyisovaleric acidtasteacidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.74% relative content in GS-CHN sea buckthorn juice; — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Acids, row 90, GS-CHN column (highest of the four origins reporting it))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.
  • cis-5-dodecenoic acidtasteacidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    4.72% relative content in HLJ-SQH sea buckthorn juice, versus 1.12% (HLJ-MZH) and 0.21% (HLJ-CHN); — Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X (Table 3, Acids, row 92, HLJ-SQH column (highest of the three origins reporting it))Measurement only — the source text is licensed facts-only.

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.

  • terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)
  • butyl hexanoatearomaester
  • ethyl hexanoatearomaester
  • isobutyl benzoatearomaester
  • 1,3-Dicapryloyl-2-linoleoyl glycerolacid
  • (1R,2R,4aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,12bR,14bR)-10-hydroxy-1,4a,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,8a,10,11,12,12b,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-2-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • (3R,4R,4aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,12aR,12bS,14aS,14bS)-4,4a,6b,8a,11,11,12b,14a-octamethyl-hexadecahydropicen-3-olterpenoid
  • erythrodiolalcohol
  • (+)-Hipporhamninphenol
  • oleanolic aldehydealcohol
  • margaric acidacid
  • montanic acidacid
  • oleanolic acidacid
  • (4aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,12bR,14bS)-10-{[(2E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy}-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,7,8,8a,10,11,12,12b,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • 9-cis retinolalcohol
  • Isoquercitinflavonoid
  • myristic acidacid
  • castalaginphenol
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 5,5'-Oxybis(5-methylene-2-furaldehyde)furan
  • Stigmastadienolterpenoid
  • isorhamnetin 3-galactosidesugar
  • palmitic acidacidreads as slight characteristic taste (PubChem)
  • alpha-Pedunculaginphenol
  • CID 13834145phenol
  • stearic acidacidreads as taste suggesting tallow (PubChem)
  • Isostrictininphenol
  • Ursolic aldehydeterpenoid
  • alpha-tocopherolterpenoidreads as little or no taste (PubChem)
  • DL-γ-tocopherolterpenoid
  • (R)-1,2-distearoylphosphatidylethanolamineacid
  • Quebrachitolsugar
  • 1,3,3-trimethyl-2-[(1E,3E,5E,7E,9E)-3,7,12,16-tetramethyl-18-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)octadeca-1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17-nonaenyl]cyclohexeneterpenoid
  • 2alpha-(4-Hydroxy-trans-cinnamoyloxy)-3beta-hydroxy-5alpha-oleana-12-ene-28-oic acidterpenoid
  • 2-O-caffeoyl maslinic acidacid
  • Hippophaenin Aphenol
  • CID 16174454phenol
  • 7,7,12,16-Tetramethyl-15-(6-methyl-5-methylideneheptan-2-yl)pentacyclo[9.7.0.01,3.03,8.012,16]octadec-8-en-6-olterpenoid
  • 5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-3-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-7-[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • UDYKDZHZAKSYCO-DUBXUJTFSA-Nphenol
  • (1S,2S,4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aS,10S,12aS,14bR)-10-hydroxy-1,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-2,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydro-1H-picene-4a-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • (2R,6R,7aR)-2-[(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E)-15-[(2R,6R,7aR)-6-hydroxy-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-6,11-dimethylhexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaen-2-yl]-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-6-olterpenoid
  • (2R,7aR)-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2-[(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E,17E)-6,11,15-trimethyl-17-[(6S)-2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexylidene]heptadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaen-2-yl]-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuranterpenoid
  • (2R)-N-[(E,2S,3S,4R)-3,4-dihydroxy-1-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoctadec-6-en-2-yl]-2-hydroxyhexadecanamideacid
  • isoamyl hexanoateester
  • 2-methylbutyl 2-methylbutyrateester
  • octadec-2-enoic acidacid
  • 2-[(8E,10E,12E,14E)-15-(6-hydroxy-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl)-6,11-dimethylhexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaen-2-yl]-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-6-olterpenoid
  • campesterolalcohol
  • 9-Hydroxyoctadec-12-enoic acidacid
  • beta-sitosterolalcohol
  • 5-hydroxymethylfurfuralalcoholreads as butter, caramel, musty (PubChem)
  • ethyl 2-methylbutyrateester
  • (4aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,12bR,14bS)-10-{[(2E)-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoyl]oxy}-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,7,8,8a,10,11,12,12b,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acidterpenoid
  • lupeolalcohol
  • 2H-1-Benzopyran, 6-methoxy-
  • urs-12-ene-3β,28-diolterpenoid
  • isoamyl alcoholaromaalcohol
  • 4-coumaric acidacid
  • gallic acidacid
  • pomolic acidterpenoid
  • 1,2,6-Trigalloyl glucoseester
  • Casuarininphenol
  • retinolalcohol
  • palmitoleic acidacid
  • oleic acidacidreads as peculiar lard-like odor (PubChem)
  • lycopeneterpenoid
  • (R)-1,2-distearoylphosphatidylethanolamineacid
  • hexadec-9-enoic acidacid
  • 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • serotoninnitrogen compound
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • linoleic acidacid
  • β-caroteneterpenoid
  • 3',4',5,7-tetrahydroxy-3-methoxyflavoneflavonoid
  • γ-caroteneterpenoid
  • stigmasterolalcohol
  • rutinflavonoid
  • kaempferolflavonoid
  • zeaxanthinterpenoid
  • gamolenic acidacid
  • alpha-linolenic acidacid
  • trans-vaccenic acidacid
  • canthaxanthinterpenoid
  • neoxanthinterpenoid
  • isofucosterolalcohol
  • hyperosideflavonoid
  • isorhamnetinflavonoid
  • myricetinflavonoid
  • 9'-cis-neoxanthinterpenoid
  • α-tocotrienolterpenoid
  • ε-tocopherolterpenoid
  • γ-tocotrienolterpenoid
  • cis-vaccenic acidacid
  • elaidolinolenic acidacid
  • 9-hydroxy-10E,12E-octadecadienoic acidacid
  • 9,11-Octadecadienoic acid, 13-hydroxy-, (E,Z)-(R)-acid
  • (3S,10S,13R,17R)-4,10,13-trimethyl-17-[(Z)-5-propan-2-ylhept-5-en-2-yl]-2,3,4,5,6,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
  • (Z)-hexadec-7-enoic acidacid
  • tilirosideflavonoid
  • quercitrinflavonoid
  • 1,3-Di(octanoyloxy)propan-2-yl octadeca-9,12-dienoateacid
  • vitamin Cacidreads as pleasant, sharp, acidic taste (PubChem)
  • stigmastan-29-olterpenoid
  • p-coumaric acidacid
  • alpha carotene (stereochemistry specified)terpenoid
  • ricinoleic acidacid
  • ursolic acidacid
  • gallocatechinflavonoid
  • Obtusifoliolterpenoid
  • Covi-oxterpenoid
  • ethyl benzoatearomaester
  • isoamyl benzoatearomaester
  • protocatechuic acidacid
  • (-)-epigallocatechinflavonoid
  • β-amyrinalcohol
  • α-amyrinalcohol
  • Strictininphenol
  • casuarictinphenol
  • ethyl oenanthatearomaester
  • ethyl octanoatearomaester
  • ethyl isovalerateester
  • ethyl decanoatearomaester
  • heptanalaromaaldehydereads as fatty taste (PubChem)
  • Ethyl 3-hydroxy-3-methylbutyrateester
  • (+)-catechinflavonoid
  • (3S,5S,9S,10S,13R,17R)-17-[(2R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-tetradecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid
  • δ-tocopherolterpenoid
  • cycloartenolalcohol
  • terpinenearoma
  • γ-tocopherolterpenoid
  • uvaolterpenoid
  • 24-Methylenecycloartanolalcohol
  • α1-sitosterolalcohol
  • 1-Desgalloyleugeniinphenol
  • tocotrienolterpenoid
  • 1-methylpropyl valeratearoma
  • beta-violanonearoma

Sources

  • Zhang et al. 2024, Food Chemistry: X(facts-only licence)
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