Why it works: Berry and coconut share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and 9 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl octanoate, which smells fruity, wine. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 15Ingredients
Contains: egg, wheat (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and set a 9x5-inch loaf pan nearby.
In a large bowl, whisk the mashed banana, Naked Juice Power Garden Berry Veggie, granulated sugar, eggs or egg substitute, vanilla extract, and coconut oil or canola oil until smooth.
In a separate bowl, whisk the whole wheat pastry flour, all-purpose flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, and salt until evenly combined.
Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and stir just until no dry streaks remain. Do not overmix.
Gently fold in the blueberries, fresh or frozen, without crushing them.
Spread the batter into the loaf pan and smooth the top.
Bake for about 35 minutes, until the top is golden, a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, and the center is set.
Cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn the loaf out onto a rack to cool completely before slicing.
Explore the science
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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Berry + coconuttop 10% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together9 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
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Banana + vanillatop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,430 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Vanilla + coconuttop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together2,294 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Banana + coconuttop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together549 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Berry + vanillatop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together50 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the coconut
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (banana, berry, sugar, egg, vanilla, wheat, flour):
- Blueberrybetter flavor fit
- Figbetter flavor fit
- Strawberrybetter flavor fit
- Coconutthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against banana, berry, sugar, egg, vanilla, wheat, flour. 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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