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Kumquat (produce) — Ingredient · Foodgeist
Ingredient
Kumquat
Kumquats or cumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, either forming the genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato. The edible fruit closely resembles that of the orange (Citrus sinensis), but it is much smaller and ovula
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Kumquats or cumquats are a group of small fruit-bearing trees in the flowering plant family Rutaceae, either forming the genus Fortunella, or placed within Citrus sensu lato. The edible fruit closely resembles that of the orange (Citrus sinensis), but it is much smaller and ovular, being approximately the size and shape of a large olive. The English name "kumquat" derives from the Cantonese pronunciation gam1 gwat1 (given in Jyutping romanization).
Aroma profile
Derived from this ingredient’s flavor compounds
fresh×6
aromatic×6
mint×4
camphoraceous×4
grassy×4
pungent×4
cooling×3
menthol×3
Taste profile
Derived from this ingredient's compounds · measured taste classes
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Molecular affinity
Pairs well with — ingredients that share aroma compounds
“Only the essential oils from spearmint and sweet basil demonstrated cytotoxicity against common foodborne bacteria, while all preparations were active against the fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger.”
essential oils from spearmint, sweet basil, anise, and kumquat→are active against→fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger
“GC/MS analyses revealed that the major components in the essential oil fractions, were carvone (85.4%) in spearmint, methyl chavicol (74.9%) in sweet basil, trans-anethole (88.1%) in anise, and limonene (93.8%) in kumquat.”
limonene→is a major component in→kumquat essential oil
“All essential oil preparations exhibited a variable degree of antiproliferative activity, depending on the cancer model used, with the most potent one being sweet basil against an in vitro model of human colon carcinoma.”
essential oils from spearmint, sweet basil, anise, and kumquat→exhibit→antiproliferative activity
essential oils from spearmint, sweet basil, anise, and kumquat→ are active against →fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger
“Only the essential oils from spearmint and sweet basil demonstrated cytotoxicity against common foodborne bacteria, while all preparations were active against the fungi Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Aspergillus niger.”
