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Simple Citrus Pie

"This pie is perfect for people who think that traditional pies (pecan, cherry, etc.) are just too sweet. It puts a light and tangy spin on any holiday, or picnic! It was a huge hit at Thanksgiving this year, and I plan to make it again for Christmas! "

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Simple Citrus Pie

Why it works: Lemon and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 1,289 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Simple Citrus Pie

1 - 9 inch pie
Prep30 min
Cook45 min

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Lemon + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together1,289 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together937 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Lime + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together236 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  5. Lemon + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together11,318 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, lemon, sugar, nutmeg, egg, milk):

  1. Vanillabetter flavor fit
  2. Figabout as good a flavor fit
  3. Blueberryabout as good a flavor fit
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, lemon, sugar, nutmeg, egg, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).