Why it works: Mango and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and 224 recipes mention both. Both carry furaneol, which smells caramel, sweet. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 24Ingredients
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Rinse and drain the black-eyed peas in a colander, then tip them into a large mixing bowl.
Add the diced mangoes, red bell pepper, green bell pepper and red onion to the bowl.
Chop the cilantro leaves finely and add them to the bowl with the cumin.
In a small bowl, stir together the pineapple juice and lime juice, then pour the mixture over the salsa.
Toss everything gently until evenly coated and the cumin is distributed throughout.
Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes so the flavors blend.
Stir once more before serving chilled, or spoon into a bowl and serve with chips if desired.
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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Mango + pineappletop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together224 recipes
Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, sweet).
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Lime + cumintop 1% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,216 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Mango + limetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together506 recipes
Shared aroma: myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous).
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Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together3,491 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
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Mango + peppertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together471 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the pineapple
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (black-eyed pea, mango, pepper, onion, lime, cumin):
- Avocadobetter flavor fit
- Lemonbetter flavor fit
- Coconutbetter flavor fit
- Pineapplethe original
Fit is the average pairing score against black-eyed pea, mango, pepper, onion, lime, cumin. 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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