Mango Bread I

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.

1. Flour + raisintop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together9,075 recipes

   Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

2. Cinnamon + raisintop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together5,390 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

3. Cinnamon + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together5,287 recipes

   Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

4. Mango + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together160 recipes

   Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

5. Cinnamon + walnuttop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together2,147 recipes

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

What each ingredient does

Flour

Provides the structure that holds the loaf together as it bakes.

Baking soda

Reacts with acidic ingredients to release gas, helping the bread rise.

Eggs

Bind the batter and add structure and richness to the crumb.

Vegetable oil

Adds moisture and keeps the baked bread tender.

Sugar

Adds sweetness and helps the crust brown during baking.

Chopped ripe mangoes

Add moisture, natural sweetness and mango flavor to the batter.

Swap the mango

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, cinnamon, raisin, walnut, egg, vanilla):

1. Figfits better
2. Blueberryfits better
3. Coconutfits better
4. Mangothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, cinnamon, raisin, walnut, egg, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.