Name: Mango Jicama Slaw
Ingredients: 1 x Mango julienned; 1/2 cup Carrots julienned; 1 lb Jicama peeled, julienned; 1 x Red bell pepper seeded, julienned; 1/4 cup Chopped fresh cilantro; 1/2 cup Fresh lime juice; Salt to taste; Freshly-ground black pepper to taste

Why it works: Mango and jicama work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 20 recipes mention both. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

The recipe

Ingredients

Directions

Combine all ingredients and refrigerate until serving.

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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.

Mango + jicamatop 4% of all pairs

Aroma overlaplow

Mentioned together20 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Mango + limetop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together506 recipes

Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Jicama + limetop 2% of all pairs

Aroma overlapmoderate

Mentioned together80 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Carrot + peppertop 3% of all pairs

Aroma overlapstrong

Mentioned together14,555 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

What each ingredient does

Mango: Adds sweetness and a juicy, tender texture to the slaw.
Jicama: Provides a crisp, crunchy texture that holds up well when chilled.
Fresh lime juice: Adds acidity that brightens the flavors and balances the sweetness of the mango.

Flavor stand-ins for the carrot

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mango, jicama, pepper, lime):

Capsicumbetter flavor fit
Tomatoabout as good a flavor fit
Carrotthe original
Lettuceabout as good a flavor fit

Fit is the average pairing score against mango, jicama, pepper, lime. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.