Why it works: Honey and grape match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 694 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: milk, soy (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
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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.
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Honey + grapetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together694 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Apple + peartop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together648 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
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Apple + grapetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,656 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).
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Honey + peartop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together169 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Pear + grapetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together242 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the grape
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, honey, apple, pear):
- Grapethe original
- Plumabout as good a flavor fit
- Strawberryabout as good a flavor fit
- Peachabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, honey, apple, pear. 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).
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