Name: Peach Melba
Ingredients: 1/2 cup part-skim ricotta cheese; 2 tsp sweetneer(equiv); 1 tsp vanilla; 1/2 cup sliced peaches, (canned); -=or=-; 1 med ripe peach, peel+slice; 2 tsp reduced cal raspberryjam

Why it works: Vanilla and peach match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 558 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Peach Melba

Ingredients

Directions

Make the cheese base

In a small bowl, combine ricotta cheese, sweetener and vanilla, then mix well with a fork or spoon.

Assemble

Spoon peaches over the cheese.
Spoon raspberry spread over the peaches.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

245Calories

12 gProtein

10 gFat

20 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Ricotta Cheese	1/2 cup (124g) part-skim	174
Peach	1 medium (150g)	59
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

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.

Vanilla + peachtop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together558 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Ricotta cheese + vanillatop 25% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together178 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Ricotta cheese + peachtop 27% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together17 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).