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Mock Danish

A mouth watering protein burst of sweetness for people on the Atkins diet.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Cream cheese and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,929 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Mock Danish

Serves 1

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

189Calories
8 gProtein
15 gFat
3 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Cream cheese + vanillatop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,929 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Egg + cream cheesetop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,549 recipes

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

  3. Egg + vanillatop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together27,347 recipes

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

Egg and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 27,347 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

Swap the vanilla

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, cream cheese):

  1. Vanillathe original
  2. Strawberryfits about as well
  3. Pineapplefits about as well
  4. Raspberryfits less well

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