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Roasted Banana-Nut Granola

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By naturallyella · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Roasted Banana-Nut Granola

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Roasted Banana-Nut Granola

8-10

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

494Calories
8 gProtein
22 gFat
72 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Chia Seednot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By naturallyella. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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.

  1. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Oats + chiatop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together65 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  3. Walnut + nutmegtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,230 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Cinnamon + chiatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together50 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

  5. Nutmeg + chiatop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together12 recipes

    Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).

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

Swap the banana

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (walnut, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, oats, chia):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Blueberryfits better
  3. Coconutfits better
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against walnut, maple syrup, cinnamon, nutmeg, oats, chia. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.