FlavorDB2

FlavorDB2 Advanced Search

For curious souls who would like to fiddle around

× Advanced Search of Flavor Molecules
Use one or more search parameters. You may leave any field empty. The search returns results for conjunction of all query parameters. Please note that too many and stringent constraints would reduce the search results, and occassionally may yield null results.

ID provided by PubChem. It ranges from 1 to 9 digits. For eg. 778574

PubChem ID

Molecules have a Common Name attached to them (Eg. Acetone).

Common Name

FEMA No. is provided by Flavor and Extract Manufacturers’ Association. It is a 4 digit number. For eg. 2003

FEMA No.

CAS No. stands for Chemical Abstracts Service Number. It is represented with 3 numbers separated by '-'. For eg. 579-75-9

CAS No.

FL No. stands for Flavis number attributed to each flavoring substance. It ranges from 1 to 17.035 and has a precision of 3 decimal places. For eg. 8.002

FL No.

NAS No. is the identification number for food ingredients provided by National Academy of Sciences. It is generally a 4 digit number. For eg. 2006

NAS No.

CoE No. is a number provided by the Council of Europe. This number ranges from 1 to 5 digit numbers. For eg. 11160

CoE No.

It is a number provided by the European Inventory of New and Existing Chemicals. The notation for EINECS No. is xxx-xxx-x where x is an integer between 0-9. For eg. 202-860-4

EINECS No.

It is a number provided by Joint (WHO/FAO) Expert Committee on Food Additives. This number ranges from 1 to 4 digit numbers. For eg. 837

JECFA No.

This field contains the Functional Groups that the molecules belong to. For eg. ketone

Functional Group

This field contains the flavor terms in the Flavor Profile that the molecules belong to. For eg. Mint

Flavor Profile

This field contains the flavor terms in the FEMA Flavor Profile. For eg. coffee

FEMA Flavor profile

Description of the Molecule generally comprises of the phyical properties of a molecule such as physical state, color, aroma, etc. For eg. Yellowish solid; roasted burnt aroma

Description of the Molecule

Regulatory Status refers to safety and approval of the flavor molecule.

Regulatory Status

Categorisation of a molecule as Artificial or Natural or Nature Identical by International Organisation of Flavour Industries

IOFI

Approval status of the molecule by the Council of Europe.

CoE

Trade Association Guidelines are provided in mg and range from 0 to 1 with a precision of 8 decimal places. For eg. 0.007

Trade Association Guidelines (in mg)

Natural Occurrence signifies the natural entities in which the molecule is found. For eg. apple

Natural Occurrence

It signifies the threshold values for specific aroma which generally are present in ppm and ppb. For eg. 1 to 10 ppm. Aroma characteristics at 1.0%; slightly musty, nutty, cocoa-like with a vanilla undernote

Aroma Threshold Values

Taste threshold values contain both threshold values for taste in ppm/%, for eg. 0.5 ppm and the molecule's taste characteristics, for eg. Meaty

Taste Threshold Values

This field consists the synthesis information of the molecules. For eg. condensation@acetone

Synthesised by

Food Category refers to the category of the food in which the molecule is used. For eg. Breakfast cereals, Alcoholic beverages

Food Category

Search for a range of molecular weights.

Range of molecular weight (g/mol)

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Search for molecules having a specific number of hydrogen bond donors.

Hydrogen bond donors

Search for molecules having a specific number of hydrogen bond acceptors.

Hydrogen bond acceptors

Type of a molecule: Synthetic or Natural or Unknown

Type of molecules

Search for molecules having certain number of rings. For eg. 2. For range search you may use 2:3

Number of Rings

Search for molecules having certain number of atoms. For eg. 25. For range search you may use 22:25.

Number of Atoms

Range search for Energy of molecules. For eg. 10:25.2

Energy

Range search for ALogP of molecules. For eg. -0.8:0.2

ALogP

Search for molecules having certain number of Rotatable Bonds. For eg. 3. For range search you may use 2:3.

Rotatable Bonds

Search for molecules having certain number of Aromatic Bonds. For eg. 11. For range search you may use 12:30

Number of Aromatic Bonds

Search for molecules having certain number of Aromatic Rings. For eg. 3. For range search you may use 2:3

Number of Aromatic Rings

Range search for Monoisotopic Mass of molecules. For eg. 135:225.8

Monoisotopic Mass

Search for molecules having certain Heavy Atom Count. For eg. 8. For range search you may use 7:15

Heavy Atom Count

Range search for Surface Area of molecules. For eg. 40:80.8

Surface Area

Range search for Topological Surface Area of molecules. For eg. 120.3:160.7

Topological Polar Surface Area