Thyme

Herbs & floral· herb

What it is

Thyme is the leaf of Thymus vulgaris, a low, woody Mediterranean shrub.

What it tastes like

On the nose: thyme, pine, floral, citrus. Among its measured molecules: 2-carene, thymol, carvacrol, α-thujene, β-caryophyllene oxide.

What goes with it

Grains of paradiseboth carry carvacrol, thymolcite
Linden blossomboth carry carvacrol, thymolcite
Clementineboth carry terpinen-4-ol, pinecite

212 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 9 mg per 100 g — USDA FoodData Central 173470.

Acid

Acid not measured yet.

Unusual pairings

Pairs the library can cite that almost nobody makes.

Thyme + Sweet orange
both carry alpha-terpineol, floral lilac (105 of 338 carry it)
Thyme + Aromatic bitters
both carry limonene, lemon (126 of 338 carry it)
Thyme + Fig
both carry limonene, lemon (126 of 338 carry it)

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

alpha-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as odor of turpentine (PubChem)Measured in 71 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.07% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'alpha-Pinene')
thymolaromaphenolreads as aromatic odor (PubChem)Measured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
47.59% of the oil; the Results name it a major component and assign the oil to the thymol chemotype — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1 (Chemical composition of thyme EO), row 'Thymol')
α-phellandrenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 29 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.33% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'alpha-Phellandrene')
γ‑terpinenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 44 of 338 ingredients.cite
30.90% of the oil; named in the Results as one of the three major components — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'gamma-Terpinene')
p-cymenearomaterpenoidreads as mild pleasant odor (PubChem)Measured in 42 of 338 ingredients.cite
8.41% of the oil; named in the Results as one of the three major components — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'para-Cymene')
carvacrolaromaphenolreads as thymol odor (PubChem)Measured in 9 of 338 ingredients.cite
5.7-7.3% across the five oils; named with thymol and caryophyllene oxide as the most abundant compounds in all of them — Mancini et al. 2015, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Carvacrol'; Results)
terpinen-4-olaromaalcoholreads as pine (PubChem)Measured in 41 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.46% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'Terpinen-4-ol')
beta-pinenearomaterpenoidreads as terpene odor (PubChem)Measured in 55 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.37% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'beta-Pinene')
alpha-terpineolaromaalcoholreads as floral, lilac (PubChem)Measured in 54 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.47% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'Terpineol')
α-thujenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.06% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'alpha-Thujene')
limonenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant lemon-like (PubChem)Measured in 91 of 338 ingredients.cite
0.29% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'D-Limonene')
myrcenearomaterpenoidreads as pleasant (PubChem)Measured in 68 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.53% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'beta-Myrcene')
2-carenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 5 of 338 ingredients.cite
3.76% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'Carene<δ-2->' (the paper's index-style spelling))
β-caryophyllene oxidearomaetherMeasured in 19 of 338 ingredients.cite
1.7-7.3% across the five oils; named with thymol and carvacrol as the most abundant compounds in all of them — Mancini et al. 2015, Molecules (Table 1, row 'Caryophyllene oxide'; Results)
caryophyllenearomaterpenoidMeasured in 50 of 338 ingredients.cite
2.68% of the oil — Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life (Table 1, row 'Caryophyllene')

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.

(E)-3-[3-[[(Z)-1-Carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenyl]oxy]-4-hydroxyphenyl]propenoic acid 1-[(R)-1-carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethyl] esteracid
(2R)-2-[(E)-3-[4-[(Z)-1-carboxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)ethenoxy]-3-hydroxyphenyl]prop-2-enoyl]oxy-3-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)propanoic acidacid
β-bisaboleneterpenoid
1,4-cineoleterpenoid
eriodictinsugar
luteolin 3'-O-glucuronideflavonoid
hesperidinflavonoid
β-cadineneterpenoidreads as slight pleasant odor (PubChem)
4-Acetylphenyl 2-O-[5-O-(3,5-dimethoxy-4-hydroxybenzoyl)-D-apio-beta-D-furanosyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside
4-Acetylphenyl 2-O-[5-O-(4-hydroxybenzoyl)-D-apio-beta-D-furanosyl]-beta-D-glucopyranoside
β-phellandreneterpenoidreads as burning taste (PubChem)
terpinoleneterpenoidreads as terpene taste (PubChem)
γ-terpineolterpenoid
isothymoninflavonoid
tau-Cadinolterpenoid
globulolterpenoid
Alloaromadendreneterpenoid
alpha-muuroleneterpenoid
δ-elemeneterpenoid
(4aalpha,8aalpha)-1alpha,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-Octahydro-7-methyl-4-methylene-1-(1-methylethyl)naphthaleneterpenoid
Syringoylglucose
(1E,8E)-2,6,6,9-tetramethylcycloundeca-1,4,8-trieneterpenoid
4'-Hydroxy-5,5'-diisopropyl-2,2'-dimethyl-3,4-biphenylquinoneterpenoid
Thymol methyl etherterpenoid
Vanillic acid glucosidephenol
5,5-Diisopropyl-2,2'-dimethylbiphenyl-3,3',4,4'-tetroneterpenoid
3,4,4'-Trihydroxy-5,5'-diisopropyl-2,2'-dimethylbiphenylphenol
Cyclotetradecane-1,2-dionelactone
Zataroside Bsugar
geranyl acetateterpenoidreads as odor of lavender (PubChem)
d-camphorterpenoid
calotropinsugar
fastigeninflavonoid
7-methoxy-3-methylideneocta-1,6-diene
Androsin
Chlorogenic acidphenol
8-methoxycirsilineolflavonoid
sabineneterpenoid
1-octen-3-olalcohol
cirsimaritinflavonoid
5,6,3'-trihydroxy-7,8,4'-trimethoxyflavoneflavonoid
[(4beta)-1alpha,7,7-Trimethyl-5beta-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2alpha-yl]beta-D-glucopyranosideterpenoid
guaiolterpenoid
alpha-humuleneterpenoid
alpha-Humulenterpenoid
(5R)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
Zataroside Aterpenoid
camphorterpenoidreads as pungent aromatic taste (PubChem)
3-careneterpenoid
Bicyclo[7.2.0]undec-4-ene, 4,11,11-trimethyl-8-methylene-, (1S,4E,9R)-terpenoid
gardenin dflavonoid
coumarincoumarinreads as burning taste (PubChem)
salicylic acidacid
naringeninflavonoid
(+)-taxifolinketone
eriodictyolflavonoid
D-limoneneterpenoidreads as citrus odor (PubChem)
arbutinsugar
(-)-beta-pineneterpenoid
(-)-alpha-pineneterpenoid
delta-cadineneterpenoid
uscharidinsugar
carotolterpenoid
narirutinflavonoid
(-)-car-3-eneterpenoid
(-)-α-phellandreneterpenoid
thymoninflavonoid
Vicenin-2flavonoid
(-)-linaloolalcohol
Voruscharinterpenoid
3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-olterpenoid
(2S,4R)-1,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[2.2.1]heptan-2-olterpenoid
(3R)-1-methyl-3-(prop-1-en-2-yl)cyclohex-1-eneterpenoid
(1R,2S,6S,7S,8R)-1,3-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-eneterpenoid
2-methyl-6-methylideneocta-2,7-dien-1-olalcohol
quercetinflavonoid
luteolinflavonoid
luteolin-7-O-β-glucuronideflavonoid
humuleneterpenoid
beta-ocimeneterpenoid
apigenin 7,4'-dimethyl etherflavonoid
genkwaninflavonoid
(R)-rosmarinic acidacid
4-careneterpenoid
cis-β-Ocimeneterpenoid
myrcenolalcohol
Caryophyllene,alpha + beta mixt.terpenoid
verbenolterpenoid
4-thujanolterpenoid
β-bourboneneterpenoid
1-pentanolalcoholreads as mild odor (PubChem)
anetholetherreads as sweet taste (PubChem)
geraniolalcoholreads as sweet rose odor (PubChem)
(S)-rosmarinic acidacid
3,3',4,4'-Tetrahydroxy-5,5'-diisopropyl-2,2'-dimethylbiphenylphenol
(5S)-1-isopropyl-4-methylidenebicyclo[3.1.0]hexaneterpenoid
gamma-eudesmolterpenoid
Ocimene
nerolalcoholreads as sweet rose (PubChem)
bornyl acetateterpenoid
linaloolalcoholreads as spicy, citrus taste (PubChem)
cedrolalcoholreads as woody-earthy (PubChem)
campheneterpenoidreads as camphor-like (PubChem)
(R)-naringeninflavonoid
(+)-linaloolalcohol
(3R,4S,5R,6R)-3,4,5,6,7-pentahydroxy-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)heptane-1,2-dione
(R)-beta-bisaboleneterpenoid
(+)-bornyl acetateterpenoid
(+)-isoborneolterpenoid
5-hexen-1-olalcohol
(+)-linalyl acetateterpenoid
Salicylic acid beta-D-glucosideacid
protocatechuic acidacid
xanthomicrolflavonoid
α-terpineneterpenoid
anetholacid
3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-yl acetateterpenoid
ethyl isovalerateester
carvacrol methyl etherterpenoid
(+)-α-pineneterpenoid
linalyl acetateterpenoidreads as bergamot-lavender odor (PubChem)
β-Terpineolalcohol
1,6-Cyclodecadiene, 1-methyl-5-methylene-8-(1-methylethyl)-terpenoid
[(R)-beta,4-Dimethylphenethyl]beta-D-glucopyranosideterpenoid
β-eudesmolalcohol
(1aS,4aS,7aS,7bR)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-2,3,4a,5,6,7,7a,7b-octahydro-1aH-cyclopropa[e]azuleneterpenoid
(1R,2S,7S,8S)-1,3-dimethyl-8-propan-2-yltricyclo[4.4.0.02,7]dec-3-eneterpenoid
piceinsugar
(+)-campheneterpenoid
spathulenolalcohol
bornyl acetateterpenoid
beta-cubebeneterpenoid
Cymopyrocatecholterpenoid
(1aS,4aS,7S,7aR,7bS)-1,1,7-trimethyl-4-methylidene-1a,2,3,4a,5,6,7a,7b-octahydrocyclopropa[h]azulen-7-olterpenoid
eupatorinphenol

Sources

Borugă et al. 2014, Journal of Medicine and Life
Mancini et al. 2015, Molecules

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