Name: Quinoa Fun Fruit Dessert
Ingredients: 1 cup quinoa; 5 chopped dates; 2 cups grape juice; 1/2 cup of raisins

Why it works: Dates and raisin work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 358 recipes. Both carry isobutyraldehyde, which smells malty, green. The science ↓

Quinoa Fun Fruit Dessert

Ingredients

1 cup quinoa
5 chopped dates
2 cups grape juice
1/2 cup of raisins

Directions

Cook mixture together.
Serve hot or cold.
Add sliced frozen banana just before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

350Calories

9 gProtein

4 gFat

73 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Quinoa	1 cup cooked (185g)	222
Dates	1 date (24g) medjool	66
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62

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.

Dates + raisintop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together358 recipes

Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
Dates + grapetop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together108 recipes

Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).
Quinoa + grapetop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together84 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-hexanol (green, grassy).
Quinoa + datestop 19% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3 recipes

Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
Grape + raisintop 22% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together218 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

Quinoa: Forms the bulk of the dessert and gives it a soft, grainy texture when cooked.
Dates: Add natural sweetness and a soft, chewy texture.
Grape juice: Provides the cooking liquid and adds sweetness and fruity flavour.
Raisins: Add concentrated sweetness and a chewy texture.