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Chilli-butter Popcorn

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By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Chilli-butter Popcorn

Why it works: Olive and corn are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,502 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Chilli-butter Popcorn

Serves 6
Prep10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

298Calories
3 gProtein
26 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77

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. Olive + corntop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,502 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Butter + corntop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,345 recipes

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

  3. Butter + olivetop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together11,887 recipes

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

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