Why it works: Pineapple and kiwifruit share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and 87 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓
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Serves 1.Ingredients
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Pineapple + kiwifruittop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together87 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Pineapple + peartop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together169 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Kiwifruit + minttop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together30 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
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Kiwifruit + peartop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together19 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Pineapple + minttop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together182 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the mint
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pineapple, kiwifruit, pear):
- Mintthe original
- Gingerabout as good a flavor fit
Fit is the average pairing score against pineapple, kiwifruit, pear. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes. This compares flavor only: it does not check the job the ingredient does in the dish (bulk, moisture, acidity, structure).
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