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Eight Great Peanut Butter Sandwiches

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Why it works: Peanut and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 349 recipes. Both carry 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine, which smells roasted, nutty. The science ↓

Eight Great Peanut Butter Sandwiches

Ingredients

Directions

  1. These spreads are best cold. They make good fillings for taking to work or school. Food exchange per serving: 1st sandwish: 1 sandwich; 2 meats exchanges + 3 fats exchanges + 1 fruit exchanges; cal: 184; fat: 11gm; pro: 7gm; car: 15gm; 2nd sandwish: 1 sandwich; 2 meats exchanges + 2 fats exchanges; cal: 150; pro: 7gm; fat: 6gm; car: 7gm; 3rd sandwish: 1 sandwish; 2 meats exchanges + 2 fats exchanges or 3 meat exhanges; cal: 105; pro: 6gm; fat: 5gm; car: 4gm; 4th sandwich: 1 sandwish; 2 meat exchanges + 1 fruit exchange; car: 513 pro: 19gm; fat: 47gm; car: 29gm; 5th sandwish: 1 sandwish; 2 ½ meats exchanges + 1 fruit exchanges; cal: 128; pro: 6gm; fat: gm; car: 12gm; 6th sandwish: 1 sandwish; 2 meat exchanges + 2 fat exchanges; cal: 132; pro: 6gm; fat: 5gm; car: 5gm; 7th sandwish; 1 sandwish; 2 meat excganges + 2 fruit exchanges; cal: 124 pro: 4gm; fat: 4gm; car: 13gm; 8th sandwish; 1 sandwich; 1 meat exchange + ¼ fruit exchange; cal 309 pro: 18gm; fat: 12gm; car: 23gm;

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

1482Calories
65 gProtein
91 gFat
118 gCarbs

Counts 17 of 18 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 17 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Peanut1 oz (28g)161
Milk Powder1 cup (244ml) whole149
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Cheddar Cheese1 oz (28g)113
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Apple1 medium (182g)95
Tahini1 tbsp (15g)89
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Tofu100g firm76
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Fig1 medium (50g)37
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Celery1 stalk (40g)6
Alfalfanot 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.

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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. Peanut + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together349 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-ethyl-3,6-dimethylpyrazine (roasted, nutty).

  2. Sesame + sunflowertop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together172 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  3. Peanut + sunflowertop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together90 recipes

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

  4. Sesame + tahinitop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together142 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  5. Sunflower + celerytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together105 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the tahini

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peanut, butter, sesame, sunflower, fig, celery, yogurt):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Walnutfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Tahinithe original

Fit is the average pairing score against peanut, butter, sesame, sunflower, fig, celery, yogurt. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

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