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Sweet Potato and Banana Smoothie

"Sweet potato smoothie with banana and cinnamon."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Sweet Potato and Banana Smoothie

Why it works: Sweet potato and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 539 recipes. Both carry guaiacol, which smells smoky, sweet. The science ↓

Sweet Potato and Banana Smoothie

2 servings
Prep10 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

421Calories
14 gProtein
9 gFat
78 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Soy Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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. Sweet potato + cinnamontop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together539 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  2. Soy milk + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together60 recipes

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

  3. Sweet potato + bananatop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together44 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Banana + cinnamontop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together701 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  5. Sweet potato + soy milktop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together4 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sweet potato, soy milk, cinnamon):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Avocadofits better
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sweet potato, soy milk, cinnamon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.