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Flax Crust Pizza Bites

By backtoherroots · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Flax Crust Pizza Bites

Why it works: Parmesan cheese and mozzarella cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,093 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Flax Crust Pizza Bites

(2 servings)
Prep10 min
Cook20 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

278Calories
23 gProtein
19 gFat
3 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 8 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Parmesan Cheese1 oz (28g)110
Mozzarella Cheese1 oz (28g)85
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Oregano1 tsp dried (1.8g)5
Flaxseednot in our table0
Pizzanot in our table0
Saucenot in our table0
Toppingnot 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.

By backtoherroots. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Parmesan cheese + mozzarella cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Oregano + mozzarella cheesetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together482 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  3. Flaxseed + oreganotop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together6 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  4. Parmesan cheese + oreganotop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together783 recipes

    Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).

  5. Sauce + mozzarella cheesetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together804 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanoic acid (soapy, waxy).

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

Swap the flaxseed

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (parmesan cheese, egg, oregano, sauce, mozzarella cheese):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Walnutfits better
  4. Flaxseedthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against parmesan cheese, egg, oregano, sauce, mozzarella cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.