About
Ketchup or catsup is a table condiment with a sweet and sour flavor. "Ketchup" now typically refers to tomato ketchup, although early recipes for different varieties contained mushrooms, oysters, mussels, egg whites, grapes, or walnuts, among other ingredients.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + AI-predicted descriptors
0×33
odor_active×11
odorless×9
fatty×7
1×5
rancid×4
2×3
fruity×3
Taste profile
Derived from this ingredient's compounds · measured taste classes (FART / ChemTastes)
bittersweetsourumaminon_sweetnon_bitter
Flavor compounds
60 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
d-fructoseheptadecanoic acidalpha-caroteneethanolall-trans-lycopenearachidonic acidfolic acidalpha-linolenic acid2',3'-dihydro-phytomenadionel-aspartic acidcyanocobalaminnitrogenl-tryptophangadoleic acid
Molecular affinity
Pairs well with — ingredients that share aroma compounds
Commonly combined
Frequently used together in real recipes — ranked by how specifically these ingredients appear together