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Flavour Analysis

Pastry unfolds in layers: distinct sugary sweetness comes first, followed by butter, toast and caramel. A yeast note adds bready aroma. A wheat note contributes grainy sweetness, and animal fat and oleic acid notes give the profile a finish that moves from the familiar to the unexpected.

Dominant Flavour Families

Maillard
Sweet
Spice
Carnal / Animalic
Vegetal

Flavour profile of pastry

150 dimensions grouped into 10 flavour families. Bar length shows relative prominence. Scale 0–10.

Sugary

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Pastry

SugarySweet

pastry8.0

Pure, clean sweetness without depth or complexity, akin to table sugar or simple desserts. Strong in pastry.

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To understand the flavour notes that frequently appear together, we analysed the ingredient combinations in more than 30,000 recipes. By breaking each ingredient into its underlying flavour notes, we can see which notes tend to appear together across successful combinations, revealing the associations that make certain pairings naturally harmonious.

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