Name: Kiwifruit Compote
Ingredients: 2 kiwifruit, pared & sliced; 1 fresh pear, cored & cut into chunks; 1 orange, peeled & sectioned; 1 teaspoon grated orange peel; 1 banana, peeled & sliced; 1 cup red grapes, halved & seeded if necessary; 1/2 cup ginger ale

Why it works: Pear and banana share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 87 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Kiwifruit Compote

Ingredients

2 kiwifruit, pared & sliced
1 fresh pear, cored & cut into chunks
1 orange, peeled & sectioned
1 teaspoon grated orange peel
1 banana, peeled & sliced
1 cup red grapes, halved & seeded if necessary
1/2 cup ginger ale

Directions

Combine all ingredients except ginger ale; spoon into fruit dishes or stemmed goblets.
Pour ginger ale over the mixture.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

332Calories

4 gProtein

1 gFat

85 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 6 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Banana	1 medium (118g)	105
Pear	1 medium (178g)	101
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Red Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Kiwifruit	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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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.

Pear + bananatop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together87 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Pear + grapetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together252 recipes

Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, fruity).
Kiwifruit + bananatop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together77 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Orange + gingertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,833 recipes

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

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together74 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

Kiwifruit: Adds tartness and bright flavour that balances the sweeter fruits.
Banana: Adds sweetness and a soft, creamy texture to the fruit mix.
Pear: Adds juicy body and mild sweetness to the compote.
Orange: Adds citrus acidity and aroma to the fruit mixture.
Red grapes: Add juiciness and sweetness, and hold their shape in the mixture.
Ginger ale: Adds sweetness, liquid and fizz to the fruit.

The step that matters

Pouring the ginger ale. Ginger ale loses its carbonation over time, so adding it just before serving keeps the compote lively and fizzy.

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (kiwifruit, pear, orange, banana, grape):

Cinnamonfits better
Gingerthe original
Peppermintfits about as well
Clovefits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against kiwifruit, pear, orange, banana, grape. 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.