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Diva Colada

"Pineapple juice, coconut cream and pineapple sherbet garnished with a fresh pineapple wedge and a cherry - this is a favorite of kids..."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Diva Colada

Why it works: Pineapple and coconut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 651 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Diva Colada

2 servings
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

503Calories
6 gProtein
33 gFat
54 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Pineapple + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together651 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Cream + coconuttop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,223 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  3. Pineapple + creamtop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,574 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, coconut):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Bananafits about as well
  3. Pineapplethe original
  4. Mangofits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against cream, coconut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.