Cook with Chinese bayberry
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About
Myrica rubra, also called yangmei, yamamomo, Chinese Bayberry, Japanese Bayberry, Red Bayberry, Yumberry, Waxberry, or Chinese strawberry tree (and often mistranslated from Chinese as arbutus) is a subtropical tree grown for its sweet, crimson to dark purple-red, edible fruit.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
0×54
1×21
2×15
3×4
4×3
woody×3
fresh×2
minty×2
Flavor compounds
60 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
(+)-cis-abscisic aldehyde(+)-neomenthol(+)-taxifolin(+)-7-iso-jasmonate(+)-1(10),4-cadinadiene(+)-lariciresinol(+)-secoisolariciresinol(-)-lariciresinol(2e)-octenoyl-coa(24e)-3α,7α,12α-trihydroxy-5β-cholest-24-enoyl-coa(22α)-hydroxy-sitosterol(3r)-sophorol(24r,25r)-3α,7α,12α,24-tetrahydroxy-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, 3:59:43 PM
Verification
Multi-layer verified