Cook with Malus (Crab apple)
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About
Malus, apple, is a genus of about 30-55 species of small deciduous trees or shrubs in the family Rosaceae, including the domesticated orchard apple (M. domestica). The other species are generally known as crabapples, crab apples, crabs, or wild apples.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
0×55
1×19
2×14
minty×5
sweet×4
woody×4
odor_active×4
mint×3
Flavor compounds
60 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
(-)-sativan(+)-cis-abscisic aldehyde(+)-marmesin(-)-medicarpin(+)-neomenthol(-)-vestitol(-)-maackiain(-)-menthone(+)-taxifolin(-)-maackiain-3-o-glucoside(-)-jasmonoyl-l-isoleucine(+)-7-iso-jasmonate(-)-medicarpin-3-o-glucoside
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