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Maple Glaze

"This sauce can be used for a ham or meatloaf."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Maple Glaze

Why it works: Vinegar and mustard are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,067 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Maple Glaze

0.75 cup

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

147Calories
1 gProtein
1 gFat
37 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3

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.

  1. Vinegar + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  2. Mustard + clovetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,829 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

  3. White wine + pineappletop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together45 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  4. White wine + vinegartop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,776 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Clove + pineappletop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together279 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

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

Swap the pineapple

The recipe marks pineapple as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (maple syrup, white wine, vinegar, mustard, clove):

  1. Applefits better
  2. Plumfits about as well
  3. Cherryfits about as well
  4. Pineapplethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against maple syrup, white wine, vinegar, mustard, clove. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.