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Pineapple and Cheese Spread

"This is really good, and so easy - no cooking required and no fancy spices. Mix ingredients in a bowl and serve with your favorite crackers. If sweet onions are not available and your onion is strong, add only half at first and then add more to taste."

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Pineapple and Cheese Spread

Why it works: Cheese and cheddar cheese match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 984 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Pineapple and Cheese Spread

8 servings
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

352Calories
16 gProtein
19 gFat
33 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Onion1 medium (110g)44

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By allrecipes. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Cheese + cheddar cheesetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

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

  2. Cheddar cheese + oniontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,669 recipes

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

  3. Pineapple + cheddar cheesetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together65 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Cheese + pineappletop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together128 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Cheese + oniontop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,849 recipes

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

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

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cheese, cheddar cheese, onion):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Applefits better
  3. Plumfits about as well
  4. Pineapplethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cheese, cheddar cheese, onion. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.