Spearmint

What it is

Spearmint is the leaf of Mentha spicata, one of the most widely cultivated mint species.

What it tastes like

On the nose: camphor, citrus, spicy. Among its measured molecules: menthofuran, piperitenone, p-menthan-3-one, pulegone, β-bourbonene.

What goes with it

• Lemon verbenaboth carry 1,8-cineole, camphorcite
• Peppermintboth carry menthonecite
• Thai basilboth carry 1,8-cineole, camphorcite

Salt and acid

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

• Spearmint + Peppermint

  both carry pulegone, peppermint camphor (10 of 338 carry it)

• Spearmint + Sage

  both carry 1,8-cineole, camphor (43 of 338 carry it)

• Spearmint + Ginger

  both carry 1,8-cineole, camphor (43 of 338 carry it)

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.

• 5,6-Dihydroxy-7,3',4'-Trimethoxyflavoneflavonoid✳
• cis-pulegolterpenoid✳
• 3-[(2-O-beta-D-Glucopyranosyl-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl)oxy]-7-(beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-4',5-dihydroxyflavoneflavonoid✳
• alpha-ylangeneterpenoid✳
• delta-cadineneterpenoid✳
• Longifoneterpenoid✳
• Longiside Aterpenoid✳
• Longiside Bterpenoid✳
• Longitinflavonoid✳
• 5,6,4'-Trihydroxy-7,3'-dimethoxyflavoneflavonoid✳
• Cyclohexanone, 2-methyl-5-(1-methylethyl)-terpenoid✳
• carvacrolphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)✳
• alpha-cadinolalcohol✳
• margaric acidacid✳
• arachidic acidacid✳
• [(1R)-2-Methyl-5beta-isopropenyl-2-cyclohexene-1beta-yl]beta-D-glucopyranosideterpenoid✳
• myrtenolterpenoid✳
• hesperidinflavonoid✳
• (-)-trans-Carveol glucosideterpenoid✳
• syringic acidphenol✳
• L-piperitoneterpenoid✳
• (1R)-1-Ethenylhexyl 6-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranosidesugar✳
• 2-Cyclohexen-1-one, 6-hydroxy-3-methyl-6-(1-methylethenyl)-, (6S)-terpenoid✳
• myristic acidacid✳
• Diosmetin 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranosidesugar✳
• (E,E,E,E)-Squaleneterpenoid✳
• terpinen-4-olalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)✳
• phenylethyl beta-D-glucopyranosidesugar✳
• isoorientinflavonoid✳
• 3-octanolalcohol✳
• isothymoninflavonoid✳
• viridiflorolalcohol✳
• dihydrocarveolalcohol✳
• (4R)-2-Hydroxy-p-mentha-1-ene-3-oneterpenoid✳
• pinocarvoneterpenoid✳
• nonacosaneacid✳
• tridecanoic acidacid✳
• p-menthan-3-olalcoholreads as cooling odor (PubChem)✳
• (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,3R)-2,3-dihydroxy-3-methyl-6-propan-2-ylidenecyclohexan-1-oneterpenoid✳
• 4-hydroxybenzoic acidacid✳
• palmitic acidacidreads as slight characteristic taste (PubChem)✳
• capric acidacid✳
• Eucarvoneterpenoid✳
• pentadecanoic acidacid✳
• bicyclogermacreneterpenoid✳
• stearic acidacidreads as taste suggesting tallow (PubChem)✳
• icariside B5terpenoid✳
• 3-Hepten-2-oneacid✳
• caryophylene oxideterpenoid✳
• 3beta-(2-O,3-O,4-O-Triacetyl-6-O-palmitoyl-beta-D-glucopyranosyloxy)-5alpha-stigmasta-5-eneterpenoid✳
• 5-Hydroxy-3',4',6,7-tetramethoxyflavoneflavonoid✳
• (1R,3R,6S)-6-methyl-3-propan-2-yl-7-oxabicyclo[4.1.0]heptan-2-oneterpenoid✳
• sideritoflavoneether✳
• 10-epi-alpha-cadinolalcohol✳
• fastigeninflavonoid✳
• [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-4,5-diacetyloxy-2-methyl-6-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-triacetyloxy-6-[[(2S)-5-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-7-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]methoxy]oxan-3-yl] acetateflavonoid✳
• [(2R,3S,4R,5S,6R)-4,5-diacetyloxy-2-methyl-6-[[(2R,3S,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-triacetyloxy-6-[[(2S)-5-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4-oxo-2,3-dihydrochromen-7-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]methoxy]oxan-3-yl] acetateflavonoid✳
• 5-hydroxy-2-(4-methoxyphenyl)-7-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-[[(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxymethyl]oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-oneflavonoid✳
• [(2S,3S,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-triacetyloxy-6-[[(3S,8R,9R,10R,13R,14R,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]methyl 3-methylbutanoateterpenoid✳
• [(2R,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-triacetyloxy-6-[[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]methyl 3-methylbutanoateterpenoid✳
• [(1S,4R,6S)-4-hydroxy-3-methyl-6-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohex-2-en-1-yl] acetateterpenoid✳
• [(2S,3S,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-triacetyloxy-6-[[(3S,8R,9S,10R,13R,14R,17S)-17-[(2R,5S)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]methyl hexadecanoateterpenoid✳
• 5-hydroxy-2-[4-hydroxy-3-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-7-methoxychromen-4-oneflavonoid✳
• 2-[3-[(2S,3S,4S,5R,6S)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5-[(2S,3S,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyphenyl]-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-oneflavonoid✳
• [(2R,3S,4S,5R,6R)-6-[[(3S,8S,9S,10R,13R,14S,17R)-17-[(2R,5R)-5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl]-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-yl]oxy]-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (2S)-2-methylbutanoateterpenoid✳
• 3-(4-Propan-2-ylcyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl)propanoic acidterpenoid✳
• JZQLBOJBAPXUPX-LLMDZRJCSA-Nflavonoid✳
• d-carvoneterpenoid✳
• alpha-terpineolalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)✳
• Chlorogenic acidphenol✳
• 8-methoxycirsilineolflavonoid✳
• sabineneterpenoid✳
• 1-octen-3-olalcohol✳
• benzyl β-D-glucosidesugar✳
• (+)-neoisomentholalcohol✳
• (2-isopropyl-5-methylcyclohexyl)acetic acidterpenoid✳
• (1,7,7-Trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-yl)acetic acidterpenoid✳
• beta-sitosterolalcohol✳
• dihydrocarvoneterpenoid✳
• Furylpropyl ketonefuran✳
• (4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aS,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylic acidterpenoid✳
• 3-careneterpenoid✳
• capric acidacid✳
• diazepamnitrogen compound✳
• myrceneterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)✳
• nonanalaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)✳
• 4-coumaric acidacid✳
• cuminaldehydealdehyde✳
• cis-carveolterpenoid✳
• eugenolphenolreads as odor of cloves (PubChem)✳
• 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenolphenol✳
• gentisic acidacid✳
• 5-O-desmethylnobiletinether✳
• hesperidinflavonoid✳
• gallic acidacid✳
• 4-hydroxybenzoic acidphenol✳
• lauric acidacidreads as characteristic, like oil of bay (PubChem)✳
• octadeca-9,12-dienoic acidacid✳
• (1S,2R,4aS,6aS,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-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✳
• naringeninflavonoid✳
• (-)-limoneneterpenoid✳
• (-)-carvoneterpenoid✳
• 2-carboxy-D-arabinitolacid✳
• eriodictyolflavonoid✳
• alpha-ylangeneterpenoid✳
• (+)-menthofuranterpenoid✳
• piperitenone oxideterpenoid✳
• lucenin 1flavonoid✳
• thymoninflavonoid✳
• Vicenin-2flavonoid✳
• (+)-menthoneterpenoid✳
• farnesolalcoholreads as mild, oily (PubChem)✳
• palmitoleic acidacid✳
• oleic acidacidreads as peculiar lard-like odor (PubChem)✳
• (1S,2E,10R)-3,7,11,11-tetramethylbicyclo[8.1.0]undeca-2,6-dieneterpenoid✳
• ferulic acidacid✳
• hexadec-9-enoic acidacid✳
• phenethyl 2-methylbutyrateester✳
• quercetinflavonoid✳
• acacetinflavonoid✳
• apigeninflavonoid✳
• luteolinflavonoid✳
• linoleic acidacid✳
• luteolosideflavonoid✳
• stigmasterolalcohol✳
• alpha-linolenic acidacid✳
• alpha-farneseneterpenoid✳
• humuleneterpenoid✳
• diosmetinflavonoid✳
• diosminflavonoid✳
• hypolaetinflavonoid✳
• (R)-rosmarinic acidacid✳
• luteolin 7-O-neohesperidosideflavonoid✳
• 2-(beta-D-Glucopyranosyloxy)-5-allylphenolacid✳
• (6Z)-β-farneseneterpenoid✳
• germacrene Dterpenoid✳
• (2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-2-[(Z)-hex-3-enoxy]-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxane-3,4,5-triolsugar✳
• 5-Hydroxy-2',3',7,8-tetramethoxyflavoneflavonoid✳
• sitoglusideterpenoid✳
• myrtenalterpenoid✳
• 2-pentadecanoneketone✳
• Piperitenone Oxideterpenoid✳
• thymusinflavonoid✳
• pebrellinether✳
• (4E)-5,9-dimethyldeca-4,8-dienoic acidacid✳
• p-coumaric acidacid✳
• geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)✳
• trans-β-iononeterpenoidreads as warm woody, dry, and fruity odor (PubChem)✳
• squaleneterpenoidreads as faint agreeable odor (PubChem)✳
• (S)-rosmarinic acidacid✳
• Dihydroedulan IIterpenoid✳
• (1S,2S,4S)-piperitone oxideterpenoid✳
• (1S,2S,4R)-piperitone oxideterpenoid✳
• isomenthyl acetateterpenoid✳
• (-)-isomentholterpenoid✳
• isomenthoneterpenoid✳
• nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)✳
• bornyl acetateterpenoid✳
• ursolic acidacid✳
• isobutyraldehydealdehydereads as fruity taste (PubChem)✳
• alpha-pineneterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)✳
• trans-caffeic acidphenol✳
• 2-(3,5-dihydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-{[(2S,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy}chromen-4-onesugar✳
• DL-piperitoneterpenoid✳
• thymolphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)✳
• (E/Z)-ferulic acidacid✳
• carveolterpenoid✳
• α-phellandreneterpenoid✳
• 2-hydroxypiperitoneterpenoid✳
• 2-careneterpenoid✳
• 1-octadeceneacid✳
• icosaneacid✳
• vanillic acidacid✳
• octadeca-9,12,15-trienoic acidacid✳
• 17-(5-ethyl-6-methylheptan-2-yl)-10,13-dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9,11,12,14,15,16,17-dodecahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-3-olterpenoid✳
• umbelluloneterpenoid✳
• (6S)-6-methoxy-3-methyl-6-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohex-2-en-1-oneterpenoid✳
• 5,7,4'-Trihydroxy-6,2',3'-trimethoxy-flavoneflavonoid✳
• (S,1Z,6Z)-8-Isopropyl-1-methyl-5-methylenecyclodeca-1,6-dieneterpenoid✳
• Piperitone oxideterpenoid✳
• beta-cubebeneterpenoid✳
• trans-carveolterpenoid✳
• 1-octanolalcoholreads as fresh orange rose odor (PubChem)✳
• octadec-9-enoic acidacid✳
• [(1R)-1-Vinylhexyl]beta-D-glucopyranosidesugar✳
• sitoindoside Iester✳