Cook with Pine nut
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About
Pine nuts are the edible seeds of pines (family Pinaceae, genus Pinus). About 20 species of pine produce seeds large enough to be worth harvesting; in other pines the seeds are also edible, but are too small to be of great value as a human food.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
0×56
1×16
2×12
3×4
minty×3
woody×3
4×2
mint×2
Flavor compounds
60 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
(24e)-3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholest-24-enoyl-coa(22α)-hydroxy-campest-4-en-3-one(+)-neomenthol(-)-maackiain(24e)-3α,7α-dihydroxy-5β-cholest-24-enoyl-coa(+)-7-iso-jasmonate(-)-medicarpin-3-o-glucoside(22α)-hydroxy-isofucosterol(22r,23r)-22,23-dihydroxy-campest-4-en-3-one(+)-1(10),4-cadinadiene(-)-matairesinol(2-trans-6-trans)-farnesoate
Molecular pairings
Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
Source & License
Source
FooDB
License
CC-BY-NC
Source page
Imported
4/17/2026, 3:59:26 PM
Verification
Multi-layer verified