Why it works: Flour and soy milk match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 203 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓
Gluten-Free Buckwheat Pancakes
Makes 8 four- to five-inch pancakesIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 11 of 14 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Quinoa | 1 cup cooked (185g) | 222 |
| Soy Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Corn | 1/2 cup kernels (82g) | 77 |
| Flax Seed | 1 tbsp (10g) ground | 55 |
| Maple Syrup | 1 tbsp (20ml) | 52 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Buckwheat | not in our table | 0 |
| Arrowroot | not in our table | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
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.
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Flour + soy milktop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together203 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Buckwheat + flourtop 4% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together660 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Buckwheat + corntop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together67 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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Flour + quinoatop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together108 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Quinoa + cinnamontop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together63 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the buckwheat
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, quinoa, corn, cinnamon, soy milk, maple syrup, canola oil):
- Nutmegfits better
- Turmericfits about as well
- Cuminfits about as well
- Buckwheatthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against flour, quinoa, corn, cinnamon, soy milk, maple syrup, canola oil. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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