About
Alpinia galanga, a plant in the ginger family, bears a rhizome used largely as an herb in Unani medicine and as a spice in Southeast Asian cookery. It is one of four plants known as "galangal". Its common names include greater galangal, lengkuas, and blue ginger.
Aroma profile
Derived from this ingredient’s flavor compounds
pine×3
grassy×3
herbal×3
camphor×2
camphoreous×2
camphoraceous×2
oily×2
green×2
Taste profile
Derived from this ingredient's compounds · measured taste classes
bitter
Composition
8 compounds identified — cross-referenced scientific databases
borneolcamphenecareneethyl-cinnamaten-pentadecanep-methoxystyreneethyl-p-methoxycinnamatep-methoxycinnamic-acid-ethyl-ester
Highlighted compounds are flavor-active · "~pred" marks predicted edges · click to view molecular profile
Research Evidence
Multi-source verifiedVerification: Independently verified
The Geist can be wrong. Some flavor, taste, and pairing values are model-predicted, not lab-measured.