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Green Papaya

Green Papaya is a vegetable with 11 known flavor compounds. The most distinctive molecule is phenylacetonitrile. It pairs most strongly with parsnip, sharing 7 flavor compounds.

11
Flavor Compounds
8
Top Pairings of 856 scored

Flavor Science

Flavor Profile Breakdown

11 compounds

How Green Papaya's 11 known compounds break down by aroma category. Percentages are of compounds with a known label.

floral 3 · 27.3%
herbal 3 · 27.3%
roasted 1 · 9.1%
sulfurous 1 · 9.1%
dairy 1 · 9.1%
green 1 · 9.1%
nutty 1 · 9.1%

Flavor Compounds

3 of 11 are distinctive to green papaya — they appear in under 10% of foods. The remainder are the background most foods share.

Ordered by measured impact in green papaya — concentration against odour threshold where both are published, then by how distinctive the molecule is across the graph. Molecules measured here but not established as odorants sit below those that are.

Molecules volatile enough to reach the nose.
phenylacetonitrile benzyl isothiocyanate butanoic acid terpinen-4-ol myrcene alpha-terpineol linalool limonene benzyl alcohol hexanal benzaldehyde

Best Pairings for Green Papaya

Ranked by how often cooks actually use them together, across 453,403 recipes — the familiar answer first. Each pairing still carries its molecular score and shared-compound count; only the ORDER differs. Counts cover every characterised molecule the two ingredients have in common, not only the aroma-active ones, so they can exceed an ingredient’s aroma-compound count. For the chemistry-first view — where the surprising pairings live — see the molecular network below, the side-by-side comparison, or the Pairing Tool.

Molecular Neighborhood

Green Papaya and its 10 closest compound-sharing relatives. Spoke thickness = shared compounds; circle size = that ingredient's own compound count. Drag to rearrange, scroll to zoom, click to open.

Molecular neighborhood diagram of green papaya — top 10 ingredients ranked by shared volatile compounds
1
Parsnip vegetable root
7 shared compounds
21%
2
Summer Savory herb
7 shared compounds
20%
3
Linden herb
5 shared compounds
20%
4
Soy Milk beverage
4 shared compounds
19%
5
Pomegranate fruit
7 shared compounds
19%
6
Lime fruit citrus
8 shared compounds
19%
7
Sunflower flower
6 shared compounds
19%
8
Lemon Grass essential oil
6 shared compounds
18%

Compare Green Papaya side-by-side

Green Papaya vs Parsnip Green Papaya vs Summer Savory Green Papaya vs Linden Green Papaya vs Soy Milk Green Papaya vs Pomegranate Green Papaya vs Lime