Why it works: Mozzarella cheese and tomato are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,577 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓
Individual Deep-Dish Pizza
Ingredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 7 of 10 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Mozzarella Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 85 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Mushroom | 1/2 cup sliced (35g) | 15 |
| Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Olive | 1 large (4g) | 4 |
| Pie | not in our table | 0 |
| Pizza | not in our table | 0 |
| Topping | not in our table | 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.
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Mozzarella cheese + tomatotop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,577 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Tomato + oniontop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20,633 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Tomato + saucetop 15% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together5,469 recipes
Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
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Mozzarella cheese + oniontop 15% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,287 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Mozzarella cheese + saucetop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together804 recipes
Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mozzarella cheese, tomato, sauce):
- Capsicumfits better
- Eggplantfits better
- Cucumberfits better
- Onionthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against mozzarella cheese, tomato, sauce. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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