Cook with lemon peel
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About
Zest is a food ingredient that is prepared by scraping or cutting from the rind of unwaxed citrus fruits such as lemon, orange, citron, and lime. Zest is used to add flavor to many different types of food.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
odor_active×13
lemon×12
sweet×12
fragrant×11
terpenes×11
minty×10
fruity×9
0×8
Flavor compounds
44 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
pectincitric acidflavonoidsflavonoidlimonoidalkaloidorganic acidlimoneneoctan-1-ollinaloolalpha-terpineolnerolalpha-l-rhap-(1->6)-d-glcphesperidinterpenealpha-pinene
Molecular pairings
Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
Source & License
Source
Wikidata
License
CC0
Source page
Imported
6/3/2026, 4:05:31 AM
Verification
Multi-layer verified