About
Alpinia galanga, a plant in the ginger family, bears a rhizome used largely as an herb in Unani medicine and as a spice in Southeast Asian cookery. It is one of four plants known as "galangal". Its common names include greater galangal, lengkuas, and blue ginger.
Aroma profile
Derived from flavor compounds · verified measured labels + GNN ensemble predictions
pine×3
sweet×3
woody×3
citrus×2
herbal×2
terpenic×2
camphoreous×2
balsamic×2
Flavor compounds
8 compounds identified — FoodAtlas / FooDB verified
ethyl-p-methoxycinnamatep-methoxycinnamic-acid-ethyl-estercampheneborneolcareneethyl-cinnamaten-pentadecanep-methoxystyrene
Highlighted compounds are flavor-active · click to view molecular profile
Source & License
Source
Wikipedia
License
CC-BY-SA
Imported
6/3/2026, 3:55:17 PM
Verification
Multi-layer verified