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Chili Sauce

"This made-in-minutes chili sauce is a great substitute for bottled chili sauce."

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Chili Sauce

Why it works: Tomato and allspice work together. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 670 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Chili Sauce

10 servings
Prep5 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

79Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
19 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Allspice1 tsp ground (1.9g)5
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3

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.

  1. Tomato + allspicetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together670 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Vinegar + allspicetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,548 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyl acetate (fruit).

  3. Sauce + sugartop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Tomato + saucetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together5,469 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,806 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

Swap the allspice

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (tomato, sauce, sugar, vinegar):

  1. Tarragonfits better
  2. Garlicfits better
  3. Capersfits better
  4. Allspicethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against tomato, sauce, sugar, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.