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Tropical Shake

"A refreshing summer treat. Pineapple-orange-banana juice is blended with vanilla ice cream in this simple creamy concoction."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 2 ingredients
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Tropical Shake

Why it works: Banana and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,430 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Tropical Shake

2 servings
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

63Calories
0 gProtein
5 gFat
1 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12

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. Banana + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,430 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Pineapple + bananatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together733 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Pineapple + vanillatop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together911 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  4. Pineapple + orangetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,664 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  5. Orange + vanillatop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,371 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pineapple, banana, vanilla, cream):

  1. Strawberryfits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Orangethe original

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