Why it works: Wheat and peanut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 151 recipes. Both carry 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline, which smells popcorn, roasted. The science ↓
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Bread
1 9x5-inch loafIngredients
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Peanut | 1 oz (28g) | 161 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 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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Wheat + peanuttop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together151 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Banana + peanuttop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together308 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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Banana + yogurttop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together508 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Wheat + flourtop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together4,373 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Flour + buttertop 12% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together124,287 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Flour and butter barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 124,287 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
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 (wheat, flour, banana, butter, sugar, yogurt, egg):
- Almondfits better
- Flaxseedfits about as well
- Walnutfits about as well
- Peanutthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against wheat, flour, banana, butter, sugar, yogurt, egg. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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