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Orange-Pineapple-Ginger Smoothie

Refreshing morning (or anytime) sweet and tart smoothie.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Orange-Pineapple-Ginger Smoothie

Why it works: Orange and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,833 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Orange-Pineapple-Ginger Smoothie

Serves 1
Prep3 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

444Calories
27 gProtein
9 gFat
68 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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 + gingertop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,833 recipes

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

  2. Pineapple + orangetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,664 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Pineapple + gingertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together559 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  4. Pineapple + yogurttop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together254 recipes

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

  5. Pineapple + milktop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together885 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pineapple, orange, yogurt, milk, sugar):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Gingerthe original
  3. Peppermintfits about as well
  4. Corianderfits about as well

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