Why it works: Garlic and onion match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,058 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, strawberry. The science ↓
Crispix* Krispies* Original Mix
8 cupsIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Peanut | 1 oz (28g) | 161 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Soy Sauce | 1 tbsp (15ml) | 9 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Mixed Nuts | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.
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Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together29,058 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).
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Garlic + lemontop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together8,893 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Mixed nuts + garlictop 13% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together19 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Mixed nuts + lemontop 14% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together25 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Mixed nuts + oniontop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together26 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the lemon
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mixed nuts, butter, garlic, onion, sauce):
- Avocadofits better
- Coconutfits better
- Limefits about as well
- Lemonthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against mixed nuts, butter, garlic, onion, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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