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Dark Chocolate Chipotle Popcorn

This vegan, gluten-free snack is sweet and spicy deliciousness in every bite. And it’s ready in 15 minutes!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Dark Chocolate Chipotle Popcorn

Why it works: Grape and olive are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,110 recipes. Both carry cis-2-hexenal, which smells grassy. The science ↓

Dark Chocolate Chipotle Popcorn

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

952Calories
8 gProtein
79 gFat
62 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Canola1 tbsp (14g)124
Vegetable1 tbsp (14g)120
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Olive1 large (4g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Seednot 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. Grape + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,110 recipes

    Shared aroma: cis-2-hexenal (grassy).

  2. Corn + olivetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,502 recipes

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

  3. Corn + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,324 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  4. Olive + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together30,263 recipes

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

  5. Grape + peppertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,909 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

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

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (corn, olive, pepper, chocolate):

  1. Cherryfits better
  2. Avocadofits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against corn, olive, pepper, chocolate. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.