Name: Fresh Gluten-Free Pasta
Yield: Feeds 4
Ingredients: 2/3 cup (70g/2.5oz) corn flour; 1/2 cup (70g/2.5oz) quinoa flour; 1/2 cup (60g/2.125oz) potato starch; 2 teaspoons xanthan gum; 1 teaspoon guar gum; 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 2 large eggs; 4 egg yolks from large eggs

Why it works: Flour and quinoa match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 108 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Fresh Gluten-Free Pasta

Feeds 4

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

993Calories

35 gProtein

11 gFat

189 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Flour	1 cup (125g) all-purpose	455
Quinoa	1 cup cooked (185g)	222
Potato	1 medium (173g) baked	161
Egg	1 large egg (50g)	78
Corn	1/2 cup kernels (82g)	77
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.

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 their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

Flour + quinoatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together108 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Corn + potatotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together938 recipes

Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
Corn + quinoatop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together72 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).
Quinoa + potatotop 9% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together42 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-heptenal (green).
Corn + flourtop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together6,165 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, flour, quinoa, egg):

Spinachfits better
Shallotfits better
Kalefits better
Potatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, flour, quinoa, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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