Why it works: Olive and coconut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,672 recipes. Both carry decanal, which smells soap, orange peel. The science ↓
Mini Chocolate Bundt Cake with Raspberry Sauce
Serves 8Ingredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 12 of 15 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 12 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Coconut | 1/2 cup shredded (40g) | 283 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Yogurt | 170g plain Greek | 100 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Egg Substitute | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Raspberry | 1 cup (123g) | 64 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Cake | not in our table | 0 |
| Coffee | not in our table | 0 |
| Sauce | 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.
Explore the science
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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Olive + coconuttop 7% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together1,672 recipes
Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
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Olive + yogurttop 8% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,920 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
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Coconut + milktop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,648 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).
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Yogurt + milktop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,361 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity).
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Flour + cocoa powdertop 13% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,244 recipes
Shared aroma: phenylacetaldehyde (hawthorne, honey).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the coconut
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (flour, sugar, cocoa powder, olive, yogurt, egg, milk):
- Vanillafits better
- Coconutthe original
- Cherryfits about as well
- Blueberryfits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against flour, sugar, cocoa powder, olive, yogurt, egg, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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