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Clouds of Grapes

Light grape desert, creamy. Easy to make

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Why it works: Rum and grape work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 197 recipes. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, fruity. The science ↓

Clouds of Grapes

Serves 6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

194Calories
1 gProtein
6 gFat
29 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Brandynot 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.

By bbcgoodfood. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Rum + grapetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together197 recipes

    Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).

  2. Cream + sugartop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43,450 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-butanedione (butter, sweet).

  3. Sugar + rumtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,908 recipes

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

  4. Cream + rumtop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together842 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Sugar + grapetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together7,490 recipes

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

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

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cream, sugar, rum):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pineapplefits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Grapethe original

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