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Pineapple Cheese Ball

"My mother-in-law gave me this recipe. It is my favorite cheese ball and I like it best on buttery round crackers."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Pineapple Cheese Ball

Why it works: Celery and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 16,012 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Pineapple Cheese Ball

2 tennis ball sized balls
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

458Calories
8 gProtein
31 gFat
45 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pecans1 oz (28g / ~19 halves)196
Cream Cheese1 oz (28g)99
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Celery1 stalk (40g)6

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. Celery + peppertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together16,012 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Celery + oniontop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18,518 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Cream cheese + pecanstop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Pepper + oniontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together68,474 recipes

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

  5. Cream cheese + pineappletop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together250 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream cheese, celery, pepper, onion, pineapple):

  1. Beansfits better
  2. Walnutfits better
  3. Sesamefits better
  4. Pecansthe original

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