β-Caryophyllene
Spiceblack pepper
β-Caryophyllene is an aroma compound in the spice family, recognizable as black pepper. It shows up in 5 ingredients in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familySpice
Wheel noteblack pepper
Found in5 ingredients
PotencyModerate; peppery-spicy.
02What it smells like
Peppery, woody-spicy with a faint clove edge.
03Also found in· 4
black pepperclovebasilhops
04In the kitchen
The defining woody-pepper note; lends warmth across spices and herbs.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
black pepper
06Found in these ingredients· 5
07Other spice compounds· 49
AjoeneAllicinAlliinAllyl IsothiocyanateAllyl SulfidesAnetholeBeta-SesquiphellandreneCapsaicinCarvacrolCaryophylleneCinnamaldehydeCinnamyl AcetateCorianderCuminCuminaldehydeCurcuminCymeneDiallyl DisulfideDihydrocapsaicinDipropyl DisulfideElemicinEugenolEugenyl AcetateFenchoneGingerolGlucosinolatesHydroxy-Alpha-SanshoolIsothiocyanatesMethyl EugenolMyristicinp-CymeneParadolPhenethyl IsothiocyanatePiperinePropanethial S-OxideRotundoneSabineneSafranalShogaolSinigrinSulforaphaneSulfur CompoundsTerpinyl AcetateThiosulfinatesThymolThymoquinoneTurmeroneZingeroneZingiberene