Why it works: Berry and pineapple share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and 16 recipes mention both. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓
The recipe
12 servingsIngredients
Directions
Method written by CompKitchen from the ingredient list. Not the original author's method, not kitchen-tested.
Drain the crushed pineapple well, then squeeze it dry with your hands or a clean towel so the chutney does not turn watery.
Put the whole berry cranberry sauce in a medium saucepan over medium heat and stir until it starts to soften and loosen.
Add the drained pineapple, brown sugar replacement, ground ginger and sea salt to the saucepan and stir to combine.
Bring the mixture to a gentle simmer and cook for about 5 minutes, stirring often, until slightly thickened.
Remove the pan from the heat and let the chutney cool for about 10 minutes.
Stir in the chopped green onions and the minced jalapeno, then taste and adjust the salt if needed.
Transfer the chutney to a clean container, cover, and refrigerate until cold before serving.
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 + pineappletop 7% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together16 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Berry + cranberrytop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together68 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Berry + gingertop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together23 recipes
Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
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Cranberry + pineappletop 3% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together92 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).
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Cranberry + gingertop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together59 recipes
Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Flavor stand-ins for the jalapeno
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (berry, cranberry, sauce, pineapple, sugar, ginger, onion):
- Cinnamonbetter flavor fit
- Clovebetter flavor fit
- Mintbetter flavor fit
- Jalapenothe original
Fit is the average pairing score against berry, cranberry, sauce, pineapple, sugar, ginger, onion. 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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