Why it works: Mango and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 224 recipes. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, sweet. The science ↓
Spicy Jalapeno Chicken Sausage with Mango, Pineapple Salsa
6 servingsIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 11 of 12 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Edamame | 1/2 cup (78g) shelled | 120 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Mango | 1 cup diced (165g) | 99 |
| Pineapple | 1 cup chunks (165g) | 82 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Chili | 1 tsp (2.7g) | 8 |
| Cilantro | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (1g) | 1 |
| Soybean | 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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Mango + pineappletop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together224 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, sweet).
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Olive + soybeantop 6% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together90 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).
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Sherry + pineappletop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together228 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Olive + mangotop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together488 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Chicken + olivetop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together11,888 recipes
Shared aroma: acetic acid hexyl ester (sweet, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the soybean
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (jalapeno, chicken, olive, sherry, mango, pineapple, jasmine):
- Beansfits better
- Sesamefits better
- Cashew nutfits better
- Soybeanthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against jalapeno, chicken, olive, sherry, mango, pineapple, jasmine. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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