Name: Ginger Pineapple Plum Chutney
Ingredients: 1/2 cup fresh pineapple (finely chopped); 1/2 cup plums (finely chopped); 1 teaspoon pickled ginger (finely chopped); 1/4 teaspoon horseradish; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 1 tablespoon hot pepper jelly; 2 tablespoons orange juice; salt

Why it works: Ginger and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,380 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Ginger Pineapple Plum Chutney

Ingredients

1/2 cup fresh pineapple (finely chopped)
1/2 cup plums (finely chopped)
1 teaspoon pickled ginger (finely chopped)
1/4 teaspoon horseradish
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon hot pepper jelly
2 tablespoons orange juice
salt

Directions

Combine ingredients well and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

188Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

48 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Plum	1 medium (66g)	30
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Horseradish	not in our table	0

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.

Ginger + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,380 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Pineapple + plumtop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together147 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-methyl-1-butanol (fusel, malty).
Cinnamon + orangetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,437 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Ginger + orangetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,833 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Plum + cinnamontop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together513 recipes

Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

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

What each ingredient does

Pineapple: Adds sweetness and a bright, juicy body to the chutney.
Plums: Contribute sweetness, tartness and soft texture once chopped.
Hot pepper jelly: Adds sweetness and heat, and helps bind the chopped fruit together.
Orange juice: Adds acidity and moisture that loosen and brighten the fruit.

Swap the horseradish

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pineapple, plum, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, orange):

Capsicumfits better
Carrotfits better
Sweet potatofits better
Horseradishthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pineapple, plum, ginger, cinnamon, pepper, orange. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.