Why it works: Banana and chocolate work together. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and 573 recipes mention both. Both carry isoamyl acetate, which smells banana, pear. The science ↓
The recipe
Serves 4Ingredients
Contains: milk (auto-detected from the ingredients and method; we can miss things, so check labels)
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Banana + chocolatetop 8% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together573 recipes
Shared aroma: isoamyl acetate (banana, pear).
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Banana + vanillatop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together1,430 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
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Milk + vanillatop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together19,175 recipes
Shared aroma: ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).
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Vanilla + chocolatetop 2% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together10,018 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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Cream + chocolatetop 5% of all pairsAroma overlapmoderateMentioned together5,463 recipes
Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
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