Why it works: Mandarin orange and cream cheese work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 21 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
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- orange Sauce
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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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Mandarin orange + cream cheesetop 13% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together21 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Mandarin orange + orangetop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together87 recipes
Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
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Wheat + breadtop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together196 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Egg + breadtop 6% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together22,584 recipes
Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).
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Wheat + orangetop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together193 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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