Why it works: Cream cheese and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,747 recipes. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓
Roast Pork Fillet Filled with Cream Cheese and Apple in Fruity Ale Jus
Serves 6Ingredients
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Cream Cheese | 1 oz (28g) | 99 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Sage | 1 tsp ground (0.7g) | 2 |
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.
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Cream cheese + buttertop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,747 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Apple + honeytop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together569 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Apple + sagetop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together755 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Pork + sagetop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,527 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
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Cream cheese + honeytop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together170 recipes
Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, cream cheese, apple, butter, honey):
- Cinnamonfits better
- Gingerfits better
- Clovefits better
- Sagethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against pork, cream cheese, apple, butter, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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