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Subtropical Smoothie

All the wonderful flavors of the subtropics are found in this easy, creamy smoothie!

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Subtropical Smoothie

Why it works: Lemon and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,289 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Subtropical Smoothie

Serves 4
Prep3 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

606Calories
14 gProtein
36 gFat
67 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7

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. Lemon + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,289 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Lemon + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Lime + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together934 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Pineapple + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together651 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  5. Coconut + almondtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,093 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3,5-trimethylpyrazine (cocoa, roasted).

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 (lemon, lime, pineapple, orange, coconut, milk):

  1. Cashew nutfits about as well
  2. Almondthe original
  3. Pistachiofits about as well
  4. Chickpeafits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against lemon, lime, pineapple, orange, coconut, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.