Perfect Pairings & Recipes for
Strawberry Juice

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

Bright sweetness and drupaceous notes are at the forefront of strawberry juice's flavour profile, but identifying its perfect partner requires exploring its subtle nuances. We must examine the complex interplay of notes within its bouquet, like sour apple, pineapple, and hints of honey. We need to understand how these notes affect each other and which complementary flavors they harmonise with.

To illuminate these harmonies, we embarked on an ambitious journey, analysing thousands of ingredients. Each was meticulously deconstructed across 150 distinct flavour dimensions, allowing us to pinpoint precisely which notes complement in both classic and unexpected ways. Our analysis reveals, for example, how yellow food colouring's chalky tones ground strawberry juice, and how shortbread's beurreux notes create a surprising synergy with its bright sweetness.

An ingredient's flavour profile is determined by its core characteristics (e.g. acidic, nectarous, and floral) 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.

Unlocking Flavour Combinations

To understand exactly which flavours harmonise, we compiled a database of over 50,000 ingredient pairings commonly used in cooking. We then analysed these pairings, identifying the specific flavour notes that frequently appear together.

The Flavours That Harmonise With Raspberry Notes

Our analysis shows that the flavour of raspberry is strongly associated with the flavour of butter. This suggests we should look for ingredients with a buttery flavour, such as shortbread, when pairing with the berry-like aromas of strawberry juice.

The recipe below provides inspiration for pairing strawberry juice with shortbread.

Harmonious Flavours Of Strawberry Juice

Just as our analysis indicated that raspberry and beefy notes are commonly paired, we can identify the full profile of flavours that harmonise with each of the flavours present in strawberry juice. For instance, the peachy flavours of strawberry juice are strongly associated with koji and milky flavours.

The aromas complementary to the various aroma accents of strawberry juice can be seen highlighted in the pink bars below.

Matching Flavour Profiles

The flavour profile of yellow food colouring offers many of the aroma notes complementary to strawberry juice, including limestone and ferrous aromas. Because the flavour profile of yellow food colouring has many of the of the features that are complementary to strawberry juice, they are likely to pair very well together.

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

Recipes That Pair Strawberry Juice With Yellow Food Colouring

Linked Flavour Notes

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

The left side of the chart above highlights the aroma notes of strawberry juice, along with the complementary aromas associated with each note. While the right side shows some of the ingredients that share many of the notes complementary to strawberry 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., Strawberry juice), analyse its detailed flavour profile, and accurately reveal its complementary flavours and perfect ingredient partners.