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Whipped Goat Cheese

By whatsgabycooking · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Goat cheese and cream cheese share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 44 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Whipped Goat Cheese

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

326Calories
18 gProtein
26 gFat
7 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Goat Cheese1 oz (28g)103
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Thyme1 tsp dried (1.4g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
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. Goat cheese + cream cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together44 recipes

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

  2. Thyme + peppertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,585 recipes

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

  3. Thyme + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,608 recipes

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

  4. Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together27,090 recipes

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

  5. Goat cheese + thymetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together111 recipes

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

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (goat cheese, cream cheese, thyme, pepper):

  1. Rosemaryfits better
  2. Basilfits better
  3. Dillfits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against goat cheese, cream cheese, thyme, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.