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Why it works: Papaya and mint work together. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and 38 recipes mention both. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

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Makes 10 cups

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By epicurious. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Papaya + minttop 3% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together38 recipes

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

  2. Mango + papayatop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together82 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Mango + pineappletop 1% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together224 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, sweet).

  4. Pineapple + melontop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together114 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Papaya + pineappletop 2% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together65 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

Flavor stand-ins for the rosemary

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, mango, papaya, pineapple, melon, mint, syrup):

  1. Gingerbetter flavor fit
  2. Peppermintbetter flavor fit
  3. Corianderbetter flavor fit
  4. Rosemarythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, mango, papaya, pineapple, melon, mint, syrup. 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).