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Mango Flan

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Why it works: Condensed milk and gelatin work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 30 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Mango Flan

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

172Calories
14 gProtein
8 gFat
12 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Gelatin1 envelope (7g)23
Waternot in our table0

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

Recipe from Foodista.

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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. Condensed milk + gelatintop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Mango + gelatintop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together24 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-pinene (pine, resin).

  3. Condensed milk + mangotop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the mango

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (condensed milk, gelatin):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Vanillafits about as well
  3. Mangothe original
  4. Bananafits about as well

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