Fruit Salad

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.

1. Grape + bananatop 5% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together496 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

2. Grape + orangetop 6% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,771 recipes

   Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

3. Banana + orangetop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,118 recipes

   Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

4. Dates + bananatop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together61 recipes

   Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

5. Dates + orangetop 10% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together151 recipes

   Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

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

What each ingredient does

Bananas

Adds natural sweetness and soft, creamy texture to the fruit mix.

Whipped cream

Adds richness and a smooth, fat-based texture to the finished salad.

Pecans

Adds crunch and a toasty, nutty flavor that contrasts with the soft fruit.

Swap the dates

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lettuce, grape, banana, orange, meat, cream):

1. Figfits better
2. Pineapplefits better
3. Strawberryfits better
4. Datesthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against lettuce, grape, banana, orange, meat, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.