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Fruit Smoothie

By jamieoliver · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Fruit Smoothie

Why it works: Lime and cardamom match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 190 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Fruit Smoothie

Serves 4

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

411Calories
5 gProtein
28 gFat
44 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Cardamom1 tsp ground (2g)6
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
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 jamieoliver. 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. Lime + cardamomtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together190 recipes

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

  2. Mango + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together506 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Mango + coconuttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together221 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).

  4. Lime + peppertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,491 recipes

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

  5. Coconut + limetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together934 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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 (mango, coconut, milk, lime, cardamom, pepper):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Pineapplefits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Bananathe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mango, coconut, milk, lime, cardamom, pepper. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.