Vaisesika Sūtra 7.1.06

कारणगुणपूर्वकाः पृथिव्यां पाकजाः ॥६॥

kāraṇa-guṇa-pūrvakāḥ pṛthivyāṁ pākajāḥ ॥6॥

[कारण (kāraṇa) - cause; गुण (guṇa) - quality; पूर्वकाः (pūrvakāḥ) - preceded by; पृथिव्याम् (pṛthivyām) - in earth; पाकजाः (pākajāḥ) - produced by cooking;]

In Earth element, qualities are cooked as per the cause.