Why it works: Pineapple and sugar are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 19% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 4,841 recipes. Both carry 2-nonenal, which smells fatty, green. The science ↓
Fbesebved Pineapple
Ingredients
Directions
Grate, chop, or shred the pineapple.
Weigh ¾ pound of granulated sugar for every pound of fruit.
Boil the pineapple and sugar mixture for 20 minutes.
Transcribed from a scanned cookbook and modernised for today's kitchens. Where the book gave no heat or time, or said "a moderate oven", the temperatures and times here may be modern equivalents rather than the book's own figures.
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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.
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Pineapple + sugartop 19% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together4,841 recipes
Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).
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What each ingredient does
- Pineapple
- Provides the fruit and juice that the sugar draws out and cooks into a thick preserve.
- Granulated sugar
- Sweetens and preserves the fruit by drawing out its moisture and thickening the syrup.
The step that matters
Sugar-to-fruit ratio. Weigh the sugar at ¾ pound for every pound of fruit. Sugar binds water and lowers the moisture microbes can use, so too little sugar leaves the preserve more likely to spoil.
“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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