α-ionone

PubChem CID 5282108Formula C13H20OMW 192.3060 food sources

Odor — measured

Measured odor descriptors · sourced from olfactory literature

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Receptor binding

Measured in literature · peer-reviewed · how this compound interacts with biological receptors

hOR1A2olfactory (smell)agonistM2OR

hOR1A1olfactory (smell)inactiveM2OR

Foods containing this compound

Buckwheat, wholegrain, raw

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Carrot, canned, solids and liquid

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Source

Compound data linked to PubChem CID 5282108, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 5282108

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α-ionone

Odor — measured

Receptor binding

Foods containing this compound

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