Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Stevia
Exquisite stevia flavour pairings and recipes, revealed through data science.
Stevia conjures the embrace of sugar and the bracing kiss of liquorice. But look beneath its obvious sweetness and you'll discover a captivating symphony of softer notes, a whisper of gentian root, a hint of chlorophyll, and subtle accents reminiscent of hay, giving it remarkable depth. Understanding how these layered flavours work together is the secret to unlocking truly exceptional pairings.
To map these harmonies, we analysed thousands of ingredients, breaking each one down across 150 flavour dimensions, identifying which notes complement and contrast. Our analysis reveals, for example, how blood orange's pomeloide tones cut through stevia, and how cocoa powder's theaflavinic notes create a surprising synergy with its clean sweetness.
Flavour Profile Of Stevia Across 150 Dimensions Of Flavour
Flavour wheel chart showing the dominant flavour notes of Stevia: Sugary, Anise, Chlorophyll, Gentian, Tea-Like, Eucalyptol, Grassy, Hay, Honeyed, Cinchona, Fennel, Tannic
An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. herbal, vegetal, and nectarous) enhanced by layers of subtle aroma notes (outer bars). When pairing ingredients, aim for a mix of core traits to build balance, and select complementary aroma notes to create harmony.
The Secret Language of Flavour
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 Sugary Notes
Strength of Association Between Flavours
The flavours most associated with sugary notes are: Tea, Grapefruit, Astringent, Cocoa, Bergamot, Hazelnut, Chestnut, Neroli, Almond, Flint, Elder, Buttery, Toast, Coffee, Cedar.
Our analysis shows that the flavour of sugar is strongly associated with the flavour of tea. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a tea-like flavour, such as cocoa powder, when pairing with the sugary accents of stevia.
The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing stevia with cocoa powder.
Harmonious Flavours Of Stevia
Just as our ingredient analysis revealed that sugar and tea-like flavour accents frequently pair together, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavours present in stevia. For instance, the liquorice accents of stevia are strongly associated with oceanic and copper notes.
The aroma accents associated with the various aroma accents of stevia can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.
Flavour Profile Of Stevia And Its Complementary Flavour Notes
Flavour wheel chart showing the dominant flavour notes of Stevia: Sugary, Anise, Chlorophyll, Gentian, Tea-Like, Eucalyptol, Grassy, Hay, Honeyed, Cinchona, Fennel, Tannic
Matching Flavour Profiles
The flavour profile of blood orange offers many of the aroma notes complementary to stevia, including grapefruit and bergamot aroma accents. Because the flavour profile of blood orange has many of the of the features that are complementary to stevia, they are likely to pair very well together.
Prominent Flavour Notes Of Blood Orange Are Represented By Longer Bars
Flavour wheel chart showing the dominant flavour notes of Blood orange: Grapefruit, Raspberry, Neroli, Passionfruit, Bergamot, Blossom, Resinous, Blackberry, Cherry, Hibiscus, Apricot, Astringent, Honeyed, Ficus, Peach, Malic, Jasmine, Cedar, Molasses, Pear, Lychee, Pineapple, Rose, Sugary, Mango, Acetic, Elderflower, Lavender, Caramel, Maple, Balsam, Raisin, Tea-Like, Basil, Rosemary, Grassy, Poivre, Tannic, Pine, Glutamic
The chart above shows the unique profile of blood orange across 150 dimensions of flavour, while the recipes below offer inspiration for bringing these flavours together with stevia.
Recipes That Pair Stevia With Blood Orange
Linked Flavour Notes
Looking at the aromas that are most strongly associated with the various flavours of stevia, we can identify other ingredients that are likely to pair well.
Stevia's Harmonious Flavours And Complementary Ingredients
Stevia's Strongest Flavours
Complementary Flavours
Ingredients with Complementary Flavours
Flavour groups:
Nectarous
Acidic
Floral
Herbal
Spice
Vegetal
Maillard
Earthy
Woody
Carnal
The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of stevia, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the accents complementary to stevia.
What To Drink With Stevia
The grapefruit notes in grapefruit juice make it a perfect pairing with stevia. Likewise, the grapefruit flavours in sauvignon-semillon create a match made in heaven. Explore a variety of ingredients below that beautifully complement the unique character of stevia below.
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., Stevia), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.
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