Why it works: Sunflower and coconut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 194 recipes. Both carry beta-pinene, which smells pine, resin. The science ↓
'Guilt-free Gourmet' Sticky Toffee Pudding
Makes 6-8Ingredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 14 of 17 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 14 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Rice | 1 cup cooked (158g) white | 206 |
| Sunflower | 1 oz (28g) hulled | 165 |
| Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Date | 1 date (24g) medjool | 66 |
| Molasses | 1 tbsp (20g) | 58 |
| Maple Syrup | 1 tbsp (20ml) | 52 |
| Soy Cream | 1 tbsp (15ml) heavy | 51 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Water | not in our table | 0 |
| Spread | not in our table | 0 |
| Syrup | not in our table | 0 |
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.
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Sunflower + coconuttop 1% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together194 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-pinene (pine, resin).
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Rice + coconuttop 3% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,063 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Rice + sunflowertop 5% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together263 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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Milk + buttertop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together81,283 recipes
Shared aroma: (z)-4-heptenal (biscuit, cream).
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Rice + milktop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together7,374 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the dates
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, milk, butter, sunflower, spread, coconut, sugar):
- Vanillafits better
- Mangofits better
- Cherryfits better
- Datesthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against rice, milk, butter, sunflower, spread, coconut, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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