Carrot and Raisin Salad

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.

1. Carrot + raisintop 12% of all pairs
   Aroma overlapmoderate
   Mentioned together174 recipes

   Shared aroma: alpha-terpineol (lilac, floral).

2. Carrot + lettucetop 4% of all pairs
   Aroma overlapstrong
   Mentioned together975 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy).

3. Vinegar + lettucetop 8% of all pairs
   Aroma overlapmoderate
   Mentioned together2,370 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

4. Raisin + lettucetop 11% of all pairs
   Aroma overlapmoderate
   Mentioned together29 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

5. Carrot + vinegartop 14% of all pairs
   Aroma overlapmoderate
   Mentioned together2,892 recipes

   Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

What each ingredient does

Carrots

Provide the main bulk and crisp, sweet texture of the salad.

Raisins

Add concentrated sweetness and chewy texture that contrasts with the carrots.

Oil

Adds fat and carries flavor across the shredded carrots and raisins.

Vinegar

Adds acidity that brightens the sweetness of the carrots and raisins.

Flavor stand-ins for the lettuce

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (carrot, raisin, vinegar):

1. Capsicumbetter flavor fit
2. Potatoabout as good a flavor fit
3. Beetrootabout as good a flavor fit
4. Lettucethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against carrot, raisin, vinegar. 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).