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Flax Seed Zucchini Bread

"By using less sugar and oil, and adding flax seeds for some of the walnuts, I've created a better-for-you version of the usually fat-laden zucchini bread. It's delicious!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 16 ingredients
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Flax Seed Zucchini Bread

Why it works: Cinnamon and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 3,514 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Flax Seed Zucchini Bread

2 - 8x4 inch loaf pans
Prep30 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1042Calories
33 gProtein
33 gFat
160 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tofu100g firm76
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Flax Seed1 tbsp (10g) ground55
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

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. Cinnamon + almondtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,514 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Walnut + almondtop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together993 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Flour + almondtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,673 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

  4. Cinnamon + walnuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Flour + tofutop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together350 recipes

    Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).

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

Swap the walnut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, cinnamon, tofu, egg, honey, sugar, almond):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Pistachiofits better
  4. Walnutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against flour, cinnamon, tofu, egg, honey, sugar, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.