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Ambrosia Salad II

"This is my mom's favorite salad. My grandmother always made it during the holidays in Alabama."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Ambrosia Salad II

Why it works: Pineapple and banana match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 733 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Ambrosia Salad II

12 servings
Prep15 min
Cook1 hr

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

639Calories
8 gProtein
30 gFat
96 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Banana1 medium (118g)105
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Mandarin Orange1 medium (131g)62
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Marshmallownot in our table0
Toppingnot 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 allrecipes. 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. Pineapple + bananatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together733 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Banana + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together549 recipes

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

  3. Pineapple + coconuttop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together651 recipes

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

  4. Mandarin orange + pineappletop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together125 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Mandarin orange + coconuttop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together41 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the mandarin orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (pineapple, banana, coconut):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Mangofits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Mandarin orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against pineapple, banana, coconut. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.