Name: Cantaloupe Surprise
Ingredients: 1 cantaloupe; 10 grapes; 2 tbsp maple syrup; 1 banana; 4 strawberries

Why it works: Grape and banana work together. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 496 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Cantaloupe Surprise

Ingredients

Directions

Slice a cantaloupe in half with jagged cuts.
Fill the halves with grapes, bananas, and strawberries.
Add maple syrup on top.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

321Calories

4 gProtein

2 gFat

81 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Banana	1 medium (118g)	105
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Cantaloupe	1 cup diced (160g)	53
Maple Syrup	1 tbsp (20ml)	52
Strawberry	1 cup (152g)	49

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.

Grape + bananatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together496 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Maple syrup + bananatop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together145 recipes

Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).
Grape + maple syruptop 17% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together224 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

What each ingredient does

Cantaloupe: Serves as the edible bowl and provides the sweet, juicy base of the salad.
Maple syrup: Adds sweetness and a light caramel-like aroma that complements the fruit.