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Tarragon

Herbs & floral· herb

Tarragon

What it is

Tarragon is the leaf of Artemisia dracunculus, a perennial herb most often grown in its French cultivar form.

What it tastes like

On the nose: lavender, pine, floral, spicy. Among its measured molecules: methylisoeugenol, Isoelemicin, elemicin, alpha-bisabolene, d-carvone.

What goes with it

182 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 62 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 170937.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

20 of 117 compounds on file carry a paper the library can cite.

  • linaloolaromaalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.38% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'Linalool', column 'Tarragon')
  • methyl eugenolaromaacidreads as bitter, burning taste (PubChem)Measured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
    29.19% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil -- the most abundant constituent — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1 (Volatile profile of oregano and tarragon essential oils, Area%), row 'Methyl eugenol', column 'Tarragon')
  • citronellolaromaterpenoidreads as rose odor (PubChem)Measured in 15 of 338 ingredients.cite
    4.74% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'β-Citronellol', column 'Tarragon')
  • elemicinaromaacidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    11.43% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'Elemicin', column 'Tarragon')
  • terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.72% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row '4-Terpineol', column 'Tarragon')
  • d-carvonearomaterpenoidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.11% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'D-Carvone', column 'Tarragon')
  • alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.13% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'α-Terpineol', column 'Tarragon')
  • sabinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 32 of 338 ingredients.cite
    9.44% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil -- the largest monoterpene fraction — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'Sabinene', column 'Tarragon')
  • alpha-bisabolenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 2 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.39% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'α Bisabolene', column 'Tarragon')
  • alpha-bergamotenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 8 of 338 ingredients.cite
    1.17% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'α-Bergamotene', column 'Tarragon')
  • spathulenolaromaalcoholMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.82% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row '-Spathulenol' (table spelling, leading hyphen))
  • methylisoeugenolaromaetherMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.85% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'Methylisoeugenol', column 'Tarragon')
  • geranyl acetatearomaterpenoidreads as odor of lavender (PubChem)Measured in 24 of 338 ingredients.cite
    3.18% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'Geranyl acetate', column 'Tarragon')
  • β-caryophyllene oxidearomaetherMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.44% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'Caryophyllene oxide', column 'Tarragon')
  • caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.09% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'β-Caryophyllene', column 'Tarragon')
  • beta-ocimenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 13 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.21% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'trans-β-Ocimene', column 'Tarragon')
  • IsoelemicinaromaacidMeasured in 1 of 338 ingredients.cite
    16.33% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'Isoelemicin', column 'Tarragon')
  • allo-ocimenearomaacidMeasured in 3 of 338 ingredients.cite
    2.40% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row '(4E,6Z)-allo-Ocimene', column 'Tarragon')
  • alpha-cadinolaromaalcoholMeasured in 7 of 338 ingredients.cite
    0.20% of the steam-distilled tarragon essential oil — Vârban et al. 2023, Plants (Table 1, row 'α-Cadinol', column 'Tarragon')

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.

  • (2E,4Z)-N-Isobutyl-2,4-undecadiene-7,9-diynamidenitrogen compound
  • 3-[(1R,2S)-1,2-dihydroxybutyl]isochromen-1-onecoumarin
  • (2E,4E)-1-Piperidino-2,4-undecadiene-8,10-diyn-1-onenitrogen compound
  • 4-(1-hydroxyethyl)phenolalcohol
  • carvacrolphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)
  • 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-{[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-({[(2R,3R,4R,5R,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxy}methyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy}chromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 7-methoxycoumarincoumarin
  • (2E,4E)-1-(piperidin-1-yl)deca-2,4-dien-1-onenitrogen compound
  • (6E)-(-)-nerolidolalcohol
  • (2E,4Z)-N-(2-methylpropyl)deca-2,4-dienimidic acidnitrogen compound
  • 4',5,6,7,8-Pentahydroxy-3'-methoxyflavoneether
  • stigmasterolterpenoid
  • 2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-3-[(2R,3S,4R,5S,6S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • 1-methoxy-4-(penta-2,4-diyn-1-yl)benzene
  • p-menthan-3-olalcoholreads as cooling odor (PubChem)
  • 1-oxoisochromene-3-carbaldehydecoumarin
  • (E)-3-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acidacid
  • (4E)-hex-4-en-2-yn-1-ylbenzene
  • Estragonosidesugar
  • 3',7-O-Dimethyltaxifolinflavonoid
  • 8-hydroxygeraniolterpenoid
  • 2H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-h]chromen-8-onecoumarin
  • Daphnetin 7-methyl ethercoumarin
  • beta-pineneterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)
  • (2E,4E)-N-[(2R)-butan-2-yl]deca-2,4-dienamidenitrogen compound
  • 3-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(1R)-1-hydroxy-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyethyl]oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • (3aR,4S,9aR,9bS)-4-hydroxy-6,9-dimethyl-3-methylidene-4,5,9a,9b-tetrahydro-3aH-azuleno[4,5-b]furan-2,7-dioneterpenoid
  • 8-[(6-Deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-5,6,7-trihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-4H-1-benzopyran-4-oneflavonoid
  • (2E,4E)-N-[(2R)-butan-2-yl]undeca-2,4-dien-7,9-diynamidenitrogen compound
  • 3-[(2S,3S,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-[(1S)-1-hydroxy-2-[(2S,3S,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-methyloxan-2-yl]oxyethyl]oxolan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxychromen-4-oneflavonoid
  • (2E)-N-(2-methylpropyl)deca-2,4-dienimidic acidnitrogen compound
  • (2E)-1-(piperidin-1-yl)deca-2,4-dien-1-onenitrogen compound
  • 6-Methoxy-7-(3-methylbut-2-enoxy)chromen-2-onecoumarin
  • delorazepam
  • 3,4',5-Trihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanoneflavonoid
  • 3-(2-Hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl)prop-2-enoic acidacid
  • (2E,4Z)-1-(piperidin-1-yl)deca-2,4-dien-1-onenitrogen compound
  • limoneneterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)
  • alpha-humuleneterpenoid
  • alpha-Humulenterpenoid
  • camphorterpenoidreads as pungent aromatic taste (PubChem)
  • 3-careneterpenoid
  • menthoneterpenoidreads as bitter (PubChem)
  • Capillenehydrocarbon
  • Capillarincoumarin
  • p-anisaldehydealdehydereads as hawthorn odor (PubChem)
  • myrceneterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)
  • 2-(Hydroxymethyl)-6-[4-(3-hydroxyprop-1-enyl)-2,6-dimethoxyphenoxy]oxane-3,4,5-triolsugar
  • eugenolphenolreads as odor of cloves (PubChem)
  • naringeninflavonoid
  • 2-carboxy-D-arabinitolacid
  • eriodictyolflavonoid
  • davidigeninphenol
  • (+)-menthoneterpenoid
  • Pinocembrin-7-O-D-glucosideflavonoid
  • Vladinol E
  • spathulenolterpenoid
  • quercetinflavonoid
  • phytolalcohol
  • luteolinflavonoid
  • scopoletincoumarin
  • rutinflavonoid
  • kaempferolflavonoid
  • umbelliferonecoumarin
  • humuleneterpenoid
  • hyperosideflavonoid
  • 4,5-dicaffeoylquinic acidacid
  • germacrene Dterpenoid
  • pellitorinenitrogen compound
  • 4-Methoxy-2H,8H-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-h][1]benzopyran-8-onecoumarin
  • cis-β-Ocimeneterpenoid
  • (2E,4E)-N-isobutylundeca-2,4-dien-8,10-diynamidenitrogen compound
  • hex-4-en-2-yn-1-ylbenzene
  • (3S,9Z)-heptadeca-1,9,16-trien-4,6-diyn-3-olalcohol
  • 1,9,16-Heptadecatriene-4,6-diyne-3,8-diolalcohol
  • 2',4'-dihydroxy-3-(p-methoxyphenyl)-propiophenoneflavonoid
  • 5-Phenyl-1,3-pentadiynehydrocarbon
  • 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(3-hydroxyphenoxy)chromen-4-onecoumarin
  • 2,4-Undecadiene-8,10-diynamide, N-(2-methylpropyl)-, (2Z,4E)-nitrogen compound
  • 3-[(1E)-but-1-en-1-yl]isochromen-1-onecoumarin
  • Neopellitorine Aacid
  • campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
  • alpha-pineneterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)
  • (R)-naringeninflavonoid
  • pinocembrinflavonoid
  • (S)-2,3-Dihydro-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-phenyl-4-benzopyroneether
  • 1-(Piperidin-1-yl)undeca-2,4-diene-8,10-diyn-1-onenitrogen compound
  • N-(2-Methylpropyl)undeca-2,4-diene-7,9-diynamidenitrogen compound
  • hesperetinflavonoid
  • pinostrobinflavonoid
  • 1-(piperidin-1-yl)deca-2,4-dien-1-onenitrogen compound
  • α-phellandreneterpenoid
  • γ‑terpineneterpenoid
  • p-cymeneterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)
  • scoparonecoumarin
  • estragoleetherreads as sweet taste reminiscent of anise (differing from anethole) (PubChem)
  • (1aS,4aS,7S,7aR,7bS)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-1a,2,3,4a,5,6,7a,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[h]azulen-7-olterpenoid

Sources

  • Vârban et al. 2023, Plants
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