Name: Trinidadian Mango Chutney
Ingredients: 1 large green mango (Julie,or one with little hair); salt to taste; hot pepper to taste; black pepper; garlic to taste; 2 leaves "shadoni benny"; 1/2 tsp lime juice

Why it works: Mango and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 506 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Trinidadian Mango Chutney

Time1 hour

Ingredients

Directions

Use a sharp knife to peel the skin off the mango and grate it.
Mix the spices in a large bowl, chill for 1 hour, then serve with food.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

120Calories

2 gProtein

1 gFat

31 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Mango	1 cup diced (165g)	99
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	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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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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 + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together506 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Pepper + limetop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,491 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Mango + peppertop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together471 recipes

Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).
Garlic + limetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,411 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Pepper + garlictop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,090 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

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

What each ingredient does

Green mango: Provides the main body and tart, acidic flavour of the chutney.
Hot pepper: Adds heat and pungency to balance the sharpness of the mango.
Garlic: Adds pungent aroma and savoury depth.

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mango, pepper, lime):

Corianderfits better
Cardamomfits better
Turmericfits better
Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mango, pepper, lime. 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.

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Trinidadian Mango Chutney