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Banana Smoothie

Delicious, healthy, simple and quick banana smoothie recipe.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Banana Smoothie

Why it works: Orange and coriander match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 674 recipes. Both carry trans-2-decenal, which smells waxy, orange. The science ↓

Banana Smoothie

Serves 2
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

316Calories
10 gProtein
9 gFat
54 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Coriandernot in our table0

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. Orange + coriandertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together674 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  2. Banana + orangetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,118 recipes

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

  3. Banana + milktop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,470 recipes

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

  4. Banana + condensed milktop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together60 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Milk + orangetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,696 recipes

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

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

Swap the orange

The recipe marks orange as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (banana, milk, condensed milk, coriander):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Orangethe original

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