Name: Hawaiian Fruit Salad
Ingredients: 1 cup fresh pineapple, cut into bite-size pieces; 1 papaya, peeled,seeded,and cut into bite-size pieces; 1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced; 2 kiwi fruits, peeled and sliced; 1 lime, juice of

Why it works: Pineapple and papaya share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 65 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Hawaiian Fruit Salad

Ingredients

1 cup fresh pineapple, cut into bite-size pieces
1 papaya, peeled,seeded,and cut into bite-size pieces
1 cup fresh strawberries, sliced
2 kiwi fruits, peeled and sliced
1 lime, juice of

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a serving bowl and serve chilled.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

184Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

48 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49
Kiwi	1 medium (69g)	42
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Papaya	not in our table	0
Fruit	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

Pineapple + papayatop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together65 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Papaya + limetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together91 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Pineapple + limetop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together469 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).