Cook with American butterfish
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About
The American butterfish, Peprilus triacanthus, is a butterfish of the family Stromateidae. It is also known as a dollarfish, shiner, skipjack, sheepshead, or harvestfish.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
0×53
1×19
2×12
minty×5
mint×4
fresh×4
sweet×4
woody×4
Flavor compounds
60 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
(2e)-octenoyl-coa(24e)-3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholest-24-enoyl-coa(22α)-hydroxy-sitosterol(24r,25r)-3α,7α,12α,24-tetrahydroxy-5β-cholestanoyl coa(22α)-hydroxy-campest-4-en-3-one(9z)-12-oxo-dodec-9-enoate(+)-neomenthol(-)-vestitol(5z)-(15s)-11-α-hydroxy-9,15-dioxoprosta-13-enoate(-)-maackiain(3z)-phytochromobilin(24r,25r)-3α,7α,24-trihydroxy-5β-cholestanoyl coa
Molecular pairings
Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
Source & License
Source
FooDB
License
CC-BY-NC
Source page
Imported
4/17/2026, 3:59:34 PM
Verification
Multi-layer verified