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Julia's Beet Smoothie

By thevintagemixer · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Julia's Beet Smoothie

Why it works: Banana and milk are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,470 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Julia's Beet Smoothie

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

234Calories
5 gProtein
4 gFat
51 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Raspberry1 cup (123g)64
Beet1/2 cup (85g)35
Almond Milk1 cup (240ml) unsweetened30

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

By thevintagemixer. 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 + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,470 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Banana + almondtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together377 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-heptanol (bitter, floral).

  3. Almond + milktop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,800 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the almond

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

  1. Peanutfits better
  2. Hazelnutfits better
  3. Walnutfits about as well
  4. Almondthe original

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