Tomato Conserve

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

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

2. Cinnamon + orangetop 3% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together3,437 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

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

   Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

4. Tomato + orangetop 9% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together689 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

5. Sugar + cinnamontop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together30,779 recipes

   Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

Sugar and cinnamon barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 30,779 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Tomatoes

Provide the bulk of the jam and its fruity, tangy base as they cook down.

Sugar

Sweetens the jam and, as it thickens with the tomatoes, helps create a spreadable texture.

Sultana raisins

Add chewy texture and concentrated sweetness as they soften during the long simmer.

Orange conserve or lemon juice

Adds acidity and brightness that balance the sugar and deepen the fruit flavour.

Black walnut meats

Add crunch and a nutty flavour that contrasts with the soft jam.

The step that matters

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, cinnamon, raisin, orange, walnut, meat):

1. Sweet potatofits better
2. Beetrootfits better
3. Arrowrootfits better
4. Tomatothe original

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