Herbs

1 pairing story where the chemistry and the cookbook meet under this theme — each one reading its shared-compound overlap live from the 857-ingredient engine.

248 shared compounds
June 20, 2026

Basil hides a molecule that smells like strawberry

248 shared aroma compounds — and a basil molecule the database calls 'strawberry.' Yet barely 90 recipes use both.

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