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Why it works: Orange and banana are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,118 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Coco Loco

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Shake the ingredients with ice.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

167Calories
2 gProtein
1 gFat
42 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Vodkanot in our table0

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

Explore the science

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 + bananatop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,118 recipes

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

  2. Vodka + orangetop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together202 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vodka + bananatop 36% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together11 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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 (vodka, orange):

  1. Limefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Pineapplefits better
  4. Bananathe original

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

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