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Flavor compounds 60 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
albumin globulin trans-rose-oxide shogaols 5-o-beta-d-glucopyranosyl-3-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-decane starch 6-dihydrogingerdione nonyl-aldehyde 3(s)-5(s)-dihydroxy-1-(4'-hydroxy-3'-5'-dimethoxy-phenyl)-7-(4'-hydroxy-3'-methoxy-phenyl)-heptane trans-geranic-acid glutelin methyl-nonyl-ketone capric-acid trans-3-(2-4-5-trimethoxy-phenyl)-4-(trans-3-4-dimethoxy-styryl)-cyclohexene
Molecular pairings Pairs well with — computed from shared flavor compounds
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Share Pinterest converts best for culinary content labda-trans-8(17)-12-diene-15-16-dial
dec-trans-2-en-1-al
ash
sesquiterpene-hydrocarbon
vit-b-6
3-epiacetoxy-1,5-epoxy-1-(3,4-dihydroxy-5-methoxy-phenyl)-7-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-heptane
cis-hexan-3-ol
allo-aromadendrine
zingerberone
(+)-6-gingerol
ethyl-isopropyl-sulfide
2-6-dimethyl-octa-3-7-diene-1-6-diol
5-hydroxy-1-(4-hydroxy-3-5-dimethoxy-phenyl)-7-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-heptan-3-one
12-gingediol
5-hydroxy-7-(4-hydroxy-phenyl)-1-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-phenyl)-heptan-3-one
6-gingediol-diacetate-methyl-ether
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Zingiber officinale (ginger) → is generally regarded as → safe for human consumption
“Further exploration of Z. officinale as an antifungal is warranted as this species is generally regarded as safe for human consumption.”
What science says compound effect “and they are also toxic in bioassay against shrimp”
Lemon grass and Ginger extracts → are toxic → in bioassay against shrimp
compound effect “Extracts from Lemon grass and Ginger have interesting antifungal activity”
Lemon grass and Ginger extracts → have → antifungal activity
compound effect “A majority of spices enhanced the activity of pancreatic lipase and amylase when they are directly in contact with the enzyme.”
curcumin, capsaicin, piperine, garlic, onion, ginger, mint, coriander, cumin, ajowan, fennel, fenugreek, mustard, asafoetida → enhanced → pancreatic lipase and amylase activity
compound effect “60 of the volatile components determined match with each other”
volatile components → matched → 60 components in dried and fresh ginger
compound effect “Several closely related compounds; isoeugenol, gingerol and zingerone also showed sporostatsis at levels of 0.05 ‐ 0.6, 0.90 ‐ 1.00, and 0.80 ‐ 0.90% (v/v) respectively.”
Gingerol → is sporostatic → Bacillus subtilis spores
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