Why it works: Cream and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 41,516 recipes mention both. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓
Nama Chocolate
Serves 4Ingredients
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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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Cream + buttertop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together41,516 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Cream + cocoa powdertop 11% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together826 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Cream + chocolatetop 11% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,466 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Butter + cocoa powdertop 14% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together2,130 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
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Chocolate + buttertop 16% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together10,543 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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