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Sweet and Sour Tofu Veggies

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Sweet and Sour Tofu Veggies

Why it works: Tofu and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 250 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Sweet and Sour Tofu Veggies

4 servings

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

862Calories
23 gProtein
34 gFat
127 gCarbs

Counts 16 of 18 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 16 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Tofu100g firm76
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Onion1 medium (110g)44
Green Beans1 cup (100g)31
Red Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Carrot1 medium (61g)25
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Mushrooms1/2 cup sliced (35g)15
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Waternot in our table0
Arrowrootnot in our table0

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.

  1. Tofu + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together250 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Rice + sesametop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together984 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Lemon + arrowroottop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together553 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  4. Sesame + arrowroottop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Rice + arrowroottop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together200 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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 (rice, tofu, lemon, ketchup, maple syrup, sesame, arrowroot):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Pineapplethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, tofu, lemon, ketchup, maple syrup, sesame, arrowroot. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.