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Strawberry

Fruit & berry· berry

Strawberry

What it is

Strawberry is the fruit of Fragaria × ananassa, a hybrid species developed from South American and North American wild strawberries.

What it tastes like

On the nose: apple, caramel, rose, spicy. Among its measured molecules: hexyl hexanoate, mesifurane, 2-methylbutyric acid, γ-decalactone, methyl butyrate.

What goes with it

192 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 — USDA FoodData Central 167762.

Acid

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

Acid 0.8979 % (g/100 g) — USDA FoodData Central 167762.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

15 of 25 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

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.

  • Procyanidin B2flavonoid
  • 2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-5-[4,5,6-trihydroxy-3-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-7-oneflavonoid
  • Pelargoninflavonoid
  • pelargonidin-3-O-beta-D-glucosideflavonoid
  • ellagic acidphenol
  • DQVGVYRSVYCJRR-AXRVZGOCSA-N
  • vitamin Cacidreads as pleasant, sharp, acidic taste (PubChem)
  • p-coumaric acidacid
  • (−)-epicatechinphenol
  • (+)-catechinflavonoid

Sources

  • González-Domínguez et al. 2020, Foods
  • Nunnally-Martínez et al. 2026, Plants
  • Fan et al. 2021, Horticulture Research