Why it works: Oats and poppy seed share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 18 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓
Pluot & Poppy Yogurt Bowl
Serves 1-2. Although, you can certainly double or triple the amounts for a bunch-sized/family-sizedIngredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Honey | 1 tbsp (21g) | 64 |
| Dill | 5 sprigs fresh (1g) / 1 tsp dried | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Poppy Seed | 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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Oats + poppy seedtop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together18 recipes
Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
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Yogurt + honeytop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together660 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
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Dill + yogurttop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together580 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Yogurt + poppy seedtop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together72 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Oats + honeytop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together634 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 dill
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (yogurt, oats, poppy seed, honey):
- Cinnamonfits better
- Gingerfits better
- Mintfits better
- Dillthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against yogurt, oats, poppy seed, honey. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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