Ingredient
Cotton candy
Three views of what cotton candy relates to — by recipe co-occurrence, blended, and aroma chemistry. Scores are cosine similarities in 300-D Metapath2Vec space.
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Recipe co-occurrenceThings this is cooked with in real recipes — strongest cue for partners on the plate.
Blended
Chemistry + recipe contextSimilar in both chemistry and recipe use — the most versatile lens.
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- Mung bean0.50
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- Osmanthus flower0.49
- Red bean paste0.49
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Aroma-chemistry profileShares aroma compounds — best for direct substitutions.
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