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Sweet Cherry Lime Smoothie

Tart and creamy, perfect for a snack or breakfast on the go.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Sweet Cherry Lime Smoothie

Why it works: Lime and agave match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 134 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓

Sweet Cherry Lime Smoothie

Serves 2
Prep2 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

373Calories
11 gProtein
9 gFat
70 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Agave1 tsp (7g)21
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

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. Lime + agavetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together134 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  2. Banana + agavetop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together49 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Banana + limetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together167 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  4. Milk + bananatop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,470 recipes

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

  5. Milk + agavetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together69 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (milk, lime, agave):

  1. Avocadofits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Bananathe original

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