Why it works: Banana and kale work together. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs, and 29 recipes mention both. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓
The recipe
1 servingIngredients
Contains: soy (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Add the banana, chopped kale, soy milk, flax seeds and maple syrup to a blender.
Blend on high for 60 to 90 seconds, until completely smooth and no kale flecks remain.
Stop the blender and scrape down the sides with a spatula if needed, then blend for 15 more seconds.
Pour into a glass and serve right away.
Explore the science
The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Banana + kaletop 16% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together29 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Soy milk + maple syruptop 7% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together44 recipes
Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).
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Banana + maple syruptop 8% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together145 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
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Banana + soy milktop 9% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together48 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Kale + maple syruptop 19% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together17 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
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