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Vanilla (spice) — Ingredient · Foodgeist
Ingredient
Vanilla
ACCELERATING
spice
Aroma profile
Derived from this ingredient’s flavor compounds
fresh×4
aromatic×4
mint×4
camphoraceous×4
cooling×3
menthol×3
mentholic×3
camphor×3
Taste profile
Derived from this ingredient's compounds · measured taste classes
Ranked across every axis at once: shared flavor chemistry, real-recipe co-use, novel-discovery, and nutrient synergy. Pairs agreeing on two or more axes lead.
Molecular affinity
Pairs well with — ingredients that share aroma compounds
Salmonella enteritidis phage type 4→ caused by →home-made vanilla ice-cream containing uncooked eggs
“home-made vanilla ice-cream containing uncooked eggs was the vehicle of infection”
What science says
flavor pairing evidence
“aging of wine on lees caused important changes in the aroma profiles of wines, making the concentrations of three terpenes, norisoprenoids (except beta-damascenone and beta-ionone), 4-allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol, ethyl vanillate, syringaldehyde, and ethyl cinnamate increase”
yeast lees→increased→concentrations of terpenes, norisoprenoids, 4-allyl-2,6-dimethoxyphenol, ethyl vanillate, syringaldehyde, and ethyl cinnamate
“(E)-beta-damascenone and delta-nonalactone showed the highest FD factors of 4096 and 2048, respectively. With FD factors of 1024, (3S,4S)-cis-whiskylactone, gamma-decalactone, 4-allyl-2-methoxyphenol (eugenol), and 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-benzaldehyde (vanillin) additionally contributed to the overall vanilla-like, fruity, and smoky aroma note of the spirit.”
(E)-beta-damascenone→contributes to→vanilla-like, fruity, and smoky aroma note