Why it works: Butter and peach match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and 859 recipes mention both. Both carry 2,6-nonadienal, which smells cucumber, green. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 18Ingredients
Contains: milk, wheat (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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Butter + peachtop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together859 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).
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Butter + cream cheesetop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,746 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Cream cheese + peachtop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together51 recipes
Shared aroma: gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
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Sugar + peachtop 9% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together2,308 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Butter + sugartop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together98,096 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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