Why it works: Chocolate and dragon fruit work together. They rank in the top 36% of all ingredient pairs, and 1 recipes mention both. Both carry 1-octen-3-ol, which smells mushroom, earthy. The science ↓
The recipe
36 mini cupcakesIngredients
Contains: milk, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Chocolate + dragon fruittop 36% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together1 recipe
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Cocoa powder + chocolatetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,587 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).
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Milk + vanillatop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together19,175 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Vanilla + chocolatetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together10,018 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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Rice + milktop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together7,354 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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