rs7107418

A SNP in the OR10A2 gene on chromosome 11. Its most notable genotype is A;A: More likely to think cilantro tastes like soap

Gene
OR10A2
Location
Chr 116,871,595 (GRCh38)
Highest magnitude
2.0Worth knowing
Tested on
23andMe
Minor allele frequency
31%

Genotypes

As shown in 23andMe and AncestryDNA files.

  1. A;AMost notableNot ratedMore likely to think cilantro tastes like soapWorth knowing · 2.052% of people
  2. A;GNot ratedLess likely to think cilantro tastes like soapMinor · 1.041% of people
  3. G;GNot ratedLeast likely to think cilantro tastes like soapTypical · 0.07% of people

On SNPedia: (A;A), (A;G), (G;G). Magnitude rates how notable a genotype is from 0 to 10, not how risky it is.

Frequency

Share of each genotype in 9 HapMap populations.

  • AverageA;A 52% A;G 41% G;G 7%
  • European ancestry (Utah)A;A 34% A;G 53% G;G 14%
  • Han Chinese (Beijing)A;A 49% A;G 40% G;G 12%
  • Japanese (Tokyo)A;A 59% A;G 39% G;G 2%
  • Yoruba (Nigeria)A;A 74% A;G 23% G;G 4%
  • African ancestry (Southwest US)A;A 58% A;G 40% G;G 2%
  • Gujarati IndianA;A 36% A;G 53% G;G 11%
  • Luhya (Kenya)A;A 64% A;G 33% G;G 3%
  • Maasai (Kenya)A;A 53% A;G 40% G;G 7%
  • TuscanA;A 40% A;G 50% G;G 10%

Other OR10A2 SNPs

All OR10A2 SNPs

Notes

From SNPedia

Notes

rs7107418 G allele is a proxy for rs72921001 A allele. rs72921001 A allele associated with lower chance of thinking cilantro tastes like soap. OR=.81 per A allele. http://blog.23andme.com/23andme-research/cilantro-love-hate-genetic-trait/

Source and license

Adapted from rs7107418 on SNPedia, using a snapshot taken October 16, 2026. SNPedia content is shared under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US, and this page is shared under the same license.

SNPedia is a community-edited wiki. Its entries can be incomplete, out of date or wrong, and nothing here is a diagnosis or medical advice. Magnitude is a community rating of how interesting a genotype is, not a risk score.