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Shreddies Sweet and Spicy Snack Mix

"Brown sugar and cayenne pepper bring sweetness and heat to this crunchy, delicious snack mix."

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Shreddies Sweet and Spicy Snack Mix

Why it works: Cumin and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,382 recipes. Both carry methyl cinnamate, which smells strawberry. The science ↓

Shreddies Sweet and Spicy Snack Mix

4 cups
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

174Calories
8 gProtein
9 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Cayenne1 tsp (1.8g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)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.

  1. Cumin + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4,382 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  2. Almond + cumintop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together259 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Almond + sugartop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together15,679 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

  4. Almond + peppertop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,566 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  5. Egg + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together122,807 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the cumin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, almond, sugar, pepper):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits better
  3. Cardamomfits better
  4. Cuminthe original

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