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clove

spice or herb / spice-clove

クローブ / Syzygium aromaticum

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  1. Related entries (4)
  2. Sensory (1)
  3. Culture (1)
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Short definition

A spice made from clove flower buds. The warmth, numbness/tingling, and stimulation derived from eugenol are distinguished from the basic taste of bitterness.

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Sensory (1)

clove shows the sensory response Warmth, numbness/tingling, and stimulation that may derive from eugenolcontextual

Scope: A connection between channel research on the principal compound and human oral research

Note: Does not directly measure the bitterness intensity of clove as a whole. The candidate's role in bitterness remains unverified.

Context: Names eugenol as the principal compound of clove and shows TRPV3 activation.
Limitations: Not a sensory test of clove as a whole.
Source: Oregano, thyme and clove-derived flavors and skin sensitizers activate specific TRP channels (Xu Haoxing; Delling Markus; Jun Janice C; Clapham David E, 2006) · abstract checked
Context: Eugenol on the human tongue produces stimuli such as warmth and numbness/tingling.
Limitations: Differs from the concentration found in clove as a food.
Source: Eugenol and carvacrol induce temporally desensitizing patterns of oral irritation and enhance innocuous warmth and noxious heat sensation on the tongue (Klein AH; Carstens MI; Carstens E, 2013) · full text checked
Show dataspice-clove —has_sensory_response→ "Warmth, numbness/tingling, and stimulation that may derive from eugenol"
claim: clm-clove-eugenol-sense / type: sensory / updated: 2026-08-31

Culture (1)

clove is used as Spices and herbs that add bitter flavor and aroma to dishes and drinksunverified

Scope: A candidate at the level of general knowledge. Regional and naming differences have not been confirmed.

No source connected — this claim has not been verified yet. It is a general-knowledge placeholder, not a confirmed statement.

Show dataspice-clove —is_used_as→ "Spices and herbs that add bitter flavor and aroma to dishes and drinks"
claim: clm-spice-clove-candidate-role / type: cultural / updated: 2026-08-31

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