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Maple Pecan Beans

Smarten up a side dish with a drizzle of maple syrup and and a handful of crunchy nuts

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Maple Pecan Beans

Why it works: Maple syrup and pecans work together. They rank in the top 10% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 274 recipes. Both carry 2-methylbutyraldehyde, which smells malty, chocolate. The science ↓

Maple Pecan Beans

Serves 6
Prep10 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

115Calories
2 gProtein
2 gFat
24 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Bell Pepper1 medium (119g)31
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)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. Maple syrup + pecanstop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together274 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).

  2. Green beans + lemontop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together61 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Green beans + pecanstop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).

  4. Lemon + pecanstop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together399 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  5. Maple syrup + lemontop 33% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together325 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the green beans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (maple syrup, lemon, pecans):

  1. Sweet potatofits better
  2. Arrowrootfits better
  3. Kalefits better
  4. Green beansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against maple syrup, lemon, pecans. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.