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Cuttlefish vs Cassia: shared flavor compounds

1 of 174 flavor compounds are shared (Jaccard 0.01) — the molecular basis for whether Cuttlefish and Cassia pair well or work as substitutes. Full side-by-side breakdown below.

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Shared
19
Cuttlefish reported
156
Cassia reported
0.01
Jaccard
Thin evidence for this pair. We hold no distinguishing chemistry for cuttlefish: every compound on it appears in more than 10% of ingredients, so this score is computed over the background every food shares. Distinguishing compounds held — Cuttlefish: 0, Cassia: 41. The graph median is 12.

“Reported” counts reflect the compounds characterized for each ingredient across the studies and databases we aggregate — a measure of coverage, not an exhaustive census. Different analyses target different compound classes and methods, so read these as what has been characterized, not the total number of molecules present. Jaccard measures shared coverage, so it rewards overlap rather than highlighting the ratio differences that distinguish two ingredients.

Why they pair: shared-compound network

1 of 1 shared shown

Each molecule in the middle is shared by both ingredients — the chemistry bridging Cuttlefish and Cassia. Node color is chemical class and node size is perceptual potency (bigger = lower odor threshold, so it drives aroma at smaller amounts); a copper ring marks compounds flagged as key aromas in published GC-O studies. Zoom with the +/− buttons or a pinch, drag the background to pan, drag a node to pin it, click any molecule for its full profile.

Where they differ: aroma character

Profile distance 0.75

The Jaccard above measures overlap; this compares each ingredient’s aroma-family mix side by side — the wider the gap between the two bars, the more that family sets the ingredients apart. Cuttlefish reads left, Cassia reads right.

66.7%
Other
3.0%
0.0%
Green
19.7%
0.0%
Fruity
15.2%
0.0%
Herbal
14.4%
0.0%
Spicy
9.8%
16.7%
Floral
10.6%
5.6%
Savory
0.0%
0.0%
Woody
3.8%
0.0%
Caramel
2.3%
0.0%
Dairy
2.3%
Cuttlefish ◀ ▶ Cassia

Shares are fractions of each ingredient’s labeled compounds (18 of 19 for Cuttlefish, 132 of 156 for Cassia) — compositional lean, not concentration. Aroma labels come from our compound enrichment and cover most, but not all, characterized molecules.

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Published recipes using both

No published recipes in our corpus use both cuttlefish and cassia together — if the compound overlap above is strong, this is exactly the kind of novel pairing worth testing.

Shared compounds

1 of 174 total

These are the molecules both ingredients have in common — the chemistry behind why they pair. Grouped by chemical class; ★ marks compounds flagged as key aromas in published GC-O studies. Click any molecule for its identifiers (CAS, formula, PubChem CID), odor data, and every ingredient it’s found in.

Showing the 5 highest-impact of 1 shared compounds (key aromas first) — sign in for the full list, grouped by chemical class with key-aroma markers.

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Try the pairing tools for full recipe-aware scoring, or explore cuttlefish's profile.

Cite this analysis
Plain text
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Cuttlefish vs Cassia. https://compkitchen.com/compare?a=cuttlefish&b=cassia. Accessed 2026-09-28.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_cuttlefish_vs_cassia_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Cuttlefish vs Cassia},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare?a=cuttlefish&b=cassia},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-09-28}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.