Why it works: Shallot and pomegranate share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17 recipes. Both carry nonanal, which smells fat, citrus. The science ↓
Roasted Red Pepper Dip with Twistos Asiago Flavored Baked Snack Bites
Ingredients
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 10 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Pomegranate | 1/2 cup seeds (87g) | 72 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Red Bell Pepper | 1 medium (119g) | 31 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Shallot | 1 tbsp minced (10g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 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.
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Shallot + pomegranatetop 2% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together17 recipes
Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).
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Garlic + olivetop 2% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together25,665 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Pepper + lemontop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together27,047 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
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Shallot + garlictop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together2,000 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together17,451 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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 (pepper, shallot, clove, pomegranate, molasses, lemon, olive):
- Thymefits better
- Cinnamonfits better
- Parsleyfits better
- Garlicthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against pepper, shallot, clove, pomegranate, molasses, lemon, olive. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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