Name: Mango Amaretto Freeze
Ingredients: 2 oz. Amaretto; 1 cup cream or milk; 1 mango, peeled and sliced; 2 scoops vanilla ice cream; ice cubes

Why it works: Mango and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 160 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Mango Amaretto Freeze

Ingredients

Directions

Blend with ice.
Serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

362Calories

10 gProtein

19 gFat

38 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Milk	1 cup (244ml) whole	149
Mango	1 cup diced (165g)	99
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Ice Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Vanilla	1 tsp extract (4ml)	12

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.

Mango + vanillatop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together160 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
Cream + vanillatop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together12,301 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
Cream + mangotop 29% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together168 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

Cream and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,301 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Mango: Adds fruity sweetness and body to the blended drink.
Vanilla ice cream: Adds creaminess and thickness, giving the drink a smooth, frozen texture.
Cream or milk: Adds richness and moisture, softening the texture of the blend.
Amaretto: Adds almond aroma and sweetness to the drink.