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Rujak Manis

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Why it works: Mango and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 224 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, sweet. The science ↓

Rujak Manis

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

520Calories
35 gProtein
16 gFat
71 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Mango1 cup diced (165g)99
Shrimp100g cooked99
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Beetrootnot in our table0
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.

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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. Mango + pineappletop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together224 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, sweet).

  2. Mango + peppertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together471 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Cucumber + peanuttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together219 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Mango + cucumbertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together116 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, green).

  5. Shrimp + peanuttop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together183 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

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

Swap the peanut

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mango, pepper, shrimp, cucumber, pineapple, sugar):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Sesamefits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Peanutthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mango, pepper, shrimp, cucumber, pineapple, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.