Rotundone
Spiceblack pepper
Rotundone is an aroma compound in the spice family, recognizable as black pepper. It shows up in 1 ingredient in the escoff catalog.
01At a glance
Aroma familySpice
Wheel noteblack pepper
Found in1 ingredient
PotencyExtraordinarily potent; trace-level.
02What it smells like
Pure black pepper — peppery and spicy.
03Also found in· 3
black pepperSyrah winemarjoram
04In the kitchen
The single molecule that smells exactly like black pepper; extraordinarily potent.
05Where it sits
Aroma family
black pepper
06Found in these ingredients· 1
07Other spice compounds· 49
AjoeneAllicinAlliinAllyl IsothiocyanateAllyl SulfidesAnetholeBeta-SesquiphellandreneCapsaicinCarvacrolCaryophylleneCinnamaldehydeCinnamyl AcetateCorianderCuminCuminaldehydeCurcuminCymeneDiallyl DisulfideDihydrocapsaicinDipropyl DisulfideElemicinEugenolEugenyl AcetateFenchoneGingerolGlucosinolatesHydroxy-Alpha-SanshoolIsothiocyanatesMethyl EugenolMyristicinp-CymeneParadolPhenethyl IsothiocyanatePiperinePropanethial S-OxideSabineneSafranalShogaolSinigrinSulforaphaneSulfur CompoundsTerpinyl AcetateThiosulfinatesThymolThymoquinoneTurmeroneZingeroneZingibereneβ-Caryophyllene