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Mexican Seasoning

A blend of chili powder, salt, cumin, garlic, and optional spices such as oregano, basil, coriander, onion, cinnamon, crushed red pepper, and black pepper.

From the Wikibooks Cookbook · 12 ingredients
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Why it works: Cumin and mexican oregano share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 69 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Mexican Seasoning

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients.

  2. Store in a cool, dry place.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

82Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
18 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Mexican Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Basil5 leaves fresh (2.5g)1
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot in our table0
Coriandernot in our table0

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

Recipe from the Wikibooks Cookbook.

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

  1. Cumin + mexican oreganotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together69 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Cumin + coriandertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,866 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Garlic + oniontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together29,058 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, strawberry).

  4. Cumin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

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

  5. Cumin + garlictop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,082 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

What each ingredient does

Chili powder
Provides the main chili flavor and warm red color of the blend.
Cumin
Adds earthy, warm aroma that defines the classic Mexican flavor profile.
Garlic
Contributes savory pungency that deepens the overall flavor of the blend.

Swap the onion

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cumin, garlic, mexican oregano, basil, coriander, cinnamon, pepper):

  1. Capsicumfits better
  2. Eggplantfits better
  3. Tomatofits better
  4. Onionthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cumin, garlic, mexican oregano, basil, coriander, cinnamon, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“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.

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