Why it works: Cocoa powder and flour are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 13% of all ingredient pairs, and 2,244 recipes mention both. Both carry phenylacetaldehyde, which smells hawthorne, honey. The science ↓
Cookie Mix in a Jar VII
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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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Cocoa powder + flourtop 13% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together2,244 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
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Sugar + cocoa powdertop 14% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together2,920 recipes
Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
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Sugar + flourtop 15% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together92,116 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
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