Name: Cream Cheese Sandwich Filling
Ingredients: 8 oz cream cheese, softened; 1 small bottle Spanish olives, chopped; 1 small onion, chopped fine

Why it works: Olive and onion are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 29,779 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Cream Cheese Sandwich Filling

Ingredients

8 oz cream cheese, softened
1 small bottle Spanish olives, chopped
1 small onion, chopped fine

Directions

Mix these with enough mayonnaise to make a mixture that is easy to spread.
This is better if made a day before you make sandwiches.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

147Calories

3 gProtein

10 gFat

12 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cream Cheese	1 oz (28g)	99
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Olive	1 large (4g)	4

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

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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.

Olive + oniontop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together29,779 recipes

Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Cream cheese + olivetop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,003 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Cream cheese + oniontop 20% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,097 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl butyrate (apple, fruity).

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

What each ingredient does

Cream cheese: Provides creamy body and a smooth, spreadable texture.
Spanish olives: Add salty, briny flavour that cuts through the richness of the cheese.
Onion: Adds sharp, savoury bite and aroma to the filling.