Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Blackcurrant Juice

Analysing hundreds of thousands of recipes uncovers blackcurrant juice's optimal flavour pairings.

Blackcurrant juice is marked by the unmistakable flavours of polyphenol and raspberry. But look beneath its obvious sourness and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of tomato, a hint of furaneol, and subtle accents reminiscent of blossom that contribute remarkable depth. And the epicurean alchemy begins when we seek out partners that allow these notes to truly sing, to harmonise in unexpected and delightful ways.

To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our findings reveal, for instance, how salt's saline tones can ground blackcurrant juice, or how truffle oil's glutamic notes create an unexpectedly harmonious bridge with the mouth-drying sensation.

An ingredient's flavour stems from its core characteristics, such as acidic, floral, or herbal, combined with layers of subtle flavour notes (outer bars). For a balanced dish, pair ingredients with a variety of core flavours, and choose complementary aroma notes for harmony.

Flavour Pairing Method

To understand how flavour notes harmonise, we analysed more than 50,000 popular ingredient combinations. By exploring these pairings, we identified specific flavour notes that frequently occur together, indicating they share a harmonious relationship.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Astringent Notes

Our analysis reveals a strong connection between polyphenol and glutamate flavours. Since blackcurrant juice has a distinct astringent flavour, try pairing it with the glutamic flavours of truffle oil.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing blackcurrant juice with truffle oil.

Harmonious Flavours Of Blackcurrant Juice

Just as our analysis revealed that polyphenol and mouldy flavour accents frequently pair together, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavour notes present in blackcurrant juice. For instance, the berry-like flavours of blackcurrant juice are strongly associated with gamey and chalky flavours.

The notes associated with the various accents of blackcurrant juice can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of salt offers many of the accents complementary to blackcurrant juice, including saline and glutamic aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of salt has many of the of the features that are complementary to blackcurrant juice, they are likely to pair very well together.

The chart above shows the unique profile of salt across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with blackcurrant juice.

Recipes That Pair Blackcurrant Juice With Salt

Linked Flavour Notes

Looking at the notes that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of blackcurrant juice, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of blackcurrant juice, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the aromas complementary to blackcurrant juice.

How Flavonomics Works

We've pioneered a unique, data-driven approach to decode the intricate art of flavour pairing. Our goal is to move beyond intuition and uncover the science of why certain ingredients harmonise beautifully. This rigorous methodology allows us to provide you with insightful and reliable pairing recommendations.

Our analysis begins with over 50,000 carefully selected recipes from acclaimed chefs like Galton Blackiston, Marcello Tully, and Pierre Lambinon. This premium dataset ensures our model distils genuine culinary excellence and creativity.

Each ingredient from these recipes is deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, creating a unique numerical "flavour fingerprint." This quantification allows us to apply advanced analytical methods to identify complex patterns between flavour notes.

We identify popular ingredient combinations that frequently appear in our recipe database. Regression analysis is then performed on these pairings to statistically validate and pinpoint truly harmonious flavours.

These insights drive our predictive model, which allows us to take any ingredient (e.g., Blackcurrant juice), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.