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Low-fat Chocolate Milk Oatmeal

A quick and easy way to make a delicious oatmeal for breakfast.

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Low-fat Chocolate Milk Oatmeal

Why it works: Milk and vanilla are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 19,187 recipes. Both carry ethyl caproate, which smells fruity, apple peel. The science ↓

Low-fat Chocolate Milk Oatmeal

Serves 1

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

532Calories
15 gProtein
20 gFat
72 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12

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

By bbcgoodfood. 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. Milk + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together19,187 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

  2. Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together10,020 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Vanilla + grapetop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,596 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  4. Milk + grapetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,682 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-hexanal (fruit).

  5. Chocolate + milktop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together9,128 recipes

    Shared aroma: gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, sweet).

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

Swap the grape

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, milk, vanilla):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Cherryfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against chocolate, milk, vanilla. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.