About
Summer savory is among the best known of the savory genus. It is an annual, but otherwise is similar in use and flavor to the perennial winter savory. It is used more often than winter savory, which has a slightly more bitter flavor.
Aroma profile
Derived from this ingredient’s flavor compounds
fresh×5
aromatic×5
herbal×5
camphoraceous×5
mint×4
camphor×4
camphoreous×4
cooling×3
Taste profile
Derived from this ingredient's compounds · measured taste classes
bittersweetsour
Composition
60 compounds identified — cross-referenced scientific databases
(-)-3-isothujone(-)-jasmonoyl-l-isoleucine(-)-lactol(-)-lariciresinol(-)-maackiain(-)-maackiain-3-o-glucoside(-)-matairesinol(-)-medicarpin(-)-medicarpin-3-o-glucoside(-)-menthone(-)-phaseollidin(-)-pinoresinol(-)-sativan(-)-vestitol(+)-1(10),4-cadinadiene(+)-7-iso-jasmonate(+)-alpha-Terpineol(+)-cis-abscisic aldehyde
Molecular affinity
Pairs well with — ingredients that share aroma compounds
Commonly combined
Frequently used together in real recipes — ranked by how specifically these ingredients appear together
Research Evidence
Multi-source verifiedVerification: Independently verified
The Geist can be wrong. Some flavor, taste, and pairing values are model-predicted, not lab-measured.