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Sweet orange

Citrus· citrus

Sweet orange

What it tastes like

On the nose: pineapple, citrus, orange-rose, floral. Among its measured molecules: β-Terpineol, cis-β-Ocimene, 3-carene, ethyl butyrate, sabinene.

What goes with it

211 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 169098.

Acid

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

Acid 0.9169 % (g/100 g) — USDA FoodData Central 169098.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

Every one of its 15 compounds carries a paper the library can cite.

  • caprylaldehydearomaaldehydereads as strong, fruity odor (PubChem)Measured in 37 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.36 ± 0.13% of juice volatiles; 0.34 ± 0.09% of peel oil — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Octanal')
  • linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    3.9 ± 0.82% of juice volatiles; 0.92 ± 0.02% of peel oil — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Linalool')
  • alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.61 ± 0.10% of juice volatiles; 0.76 ± 0.02% of peel oil — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'α-Pinene')
  • γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.92 ± 0.23% of juice volatiles; 1.21 ± 0.03% of peel oil — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'γ-Terpinene')
  • ethyl butyratearomaesterreads as pineapple odor (PubChem)Measured in 21 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.24 ± 0.03% of juice volatiles — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Ethyl butanoate')
  • decanalaromaaldehydereads as citrus odor (PubChem)Measured in 36 of 338 ingredients.cite
    aroma-active in both juice and peel oil, intensity 3.7 / 3.6 — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 2, row 'Decanal')
  • β-TerpineolaromaalcoholMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.15 ± 0.11% of juice volatiles — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'β-Terpineol')
  • terpinolenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)Measured in 38 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.18 ± 0.02% of juice volatiles; 0.08 ± 0.00% of peel oil — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Terpinolene')
  • alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
    aroma-active in both juice and peel oil, intensity 3.5 / 3.3 — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 2, row 'α-Terpineol')
  • sabinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 32 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.02 ± 0.01% of juice volatiles; 0.49 ± 0.01% of peel oil — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Sabinene')
  • limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    77.8 ± 4.86% of juice volatiles; 90.85 ± 0.11% of peel oil — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1 (Volatile components identified in fruit juice and peel oil of Jinchen fruit by GC-MS), row 'Limonene')
  • 3-carenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.14 ± 0.07% of juice volatiles — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'δ-3-Carene')
  • myrcenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 68 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.38 ± 0.33% of juice volatiles; 1.88 ± 0.04% of peel oil — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'β-Myrcene')
  • nonanalaromaaldehydereads as orange-rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 59 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.08 ± 0.01% of juice volatiles — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Nonanal')
  • cis-β-OcimenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.28 ± 0.02% of juice volatiles; 0.26 ± 0.03% of peel oil — Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules (Table 1, row 'cis-β-Ocimene')

Sources

  • Qiao et al. 2008, Molecules
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