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Honeydew Grapefruit Smoothie

Refreshing smoothie with honeydew melon, fresh grapefruit and grapefruit juice, Greek yogurt, banana, and a touch of grated ginger.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Honeydew Grapefruit Smoothie

Why it works: Banana and coconut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 549 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Honeydew Grapefruit Smoothie

Serves 1
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

572Calories
23 gProtein
31 gFat
58 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Grapefruit Juice1/2 fruit (123g)52
Almond Milk1 cup (240ml) unsweetened30
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. 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. Banana + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together549 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Coconut + almondtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

  3. Ginger + coconuttop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,168 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Grapefruit + gingertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together38 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Grapefruit + coconuttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the grapefruit

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (banana, yogurt, ginger, coconut, almond, milk):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Mangofits better
  3. Peachfits better
  4. Grapefruitthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against banana, yogurt, ginger, coconut, almond, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.