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Chec Cu Ness Si Cardamom

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Why it works: Cocoa and coffee work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 91 recipes. Both carry sotolon, which smells curry, maple. The science ↓

Chec Cu Ness Si Cardamom

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

743Calories
21 gProtein
15 gFat
127 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Coffeenot in our table0
Hazelnutnot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from Foodista.

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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.

  1. Cocoa + coffeetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together91 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  2. Cardamom + hazelnuttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together19 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Flour + hazelnuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together464 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Coffee + hazelnuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together86 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,5-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, earthy).

  5. Cardamom + flourtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together643 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the cocoa

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, sugar, coffee, cardamom, flour, hazelnut):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Pistachiofits better
  3. Chestnutfits better
  4. Cocoathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, sugar, coffee, cardamom, flour, hazelnut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.