Why it works: Bread and butter are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 27,232 recipes. Both carry delta-decalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓
Peanut Butter and Apple Stuffed Pork Chops
4 servingsIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Peanut | 1 oz (28g) | 161 |
| Apple | 1 medium (182g) | 95 |
| Shallot | 1 tbsp minced (10g) | 7 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Currant | 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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Bread + buttertop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together27,232 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Shallot + peanuttop 9% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together53 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Pork + peanuttop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together176 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
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Shallot + peppertop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together5,898 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
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Shallot + breadtop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together1,245 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the apple
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pork, shallot, bread, peanut, butter, pepper):
- Avocadofits better
- Coconutfits better
- Limefits better
- Applethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against pork, shallot, bread, peanut, butter, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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