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Tomato Jell-O® Surprise

"Stewed tomatoes never tasted so gooood. Add to a salad or use as a relish. You can serve with mayonnaise."

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Tomato Jell-O® Surprise

Why it works: Tomato and lemon are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,592 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Tomato Jell-O® Surprise

6 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

48Calories
7 gProtein
0 gFat
5 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Gelatin1 envelope (7g)23
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
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. Tomato + lemontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,592 recipes

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

  2. Tomato + vinegartop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,063 recipes

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

  3. Lemon + vinegartop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,334 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

  4. Lemon + gelatintop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,215 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-pinene (pine, resin).

  5. Gelatin + vinegartop 28% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together128 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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 (tomato, gelatin, vinegar):

  1. Cherryfits better
  2. Mangofits better
  3. Pineapplefits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, gelatin, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.