Why it works: Oats and peanut work together. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 368 recipes. Both carry trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Peanut Butter Oatmeal Smoothie
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Peanut | 1 oz (28g) | 161 |
| Oat | 1/2 cup dry (40g) | 154 |
| Soy Milk | 1 cup (244ml) whole | 149 |
| Banana | 1 medium (118g) | 105 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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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.
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Oats + peanuttop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together368 recipes
Shared aroma: trans,trans-2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green).
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Banana + peanuttop 7% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together308 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
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Banana + oatstop 9% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together288 recipes
Shared aroma: hexyl acetate (fruity, apple).
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Peanut + soy milktop 11% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together20 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-acetyl-1-pyrroline (popcorn, roasted).
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Oats + buttertop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together2,939 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
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How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, peanut, butter, soy milk):
- Coconutfits better
- Vanillafits better
- Bananathe original
- Blueberryfits less well
Fit is the average pairing score against oats, peanut, butter, soy milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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