Why it works: Vanilla and macadamia nut match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 106 recipes. Both carry coumarin, which smells sweet, hay. The science ↓
Chocolate Macadamia Nut and White Chocolate Chip Cookies
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Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 7 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Butter | 1 tbsp (14g) | 102 |
| Egg | 1 large egg (50g) | 78 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Walnut | 1 walnut half (4g) | 26 |
| Vanilla | 1 tsp extract (4ml) | 12 |
| Macadamia | not in our table | 0 |
One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.
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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.
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Vanilla + macadamia nuttop 4% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together106 recipes
Shared aroma: coumarin (sweet, hay).
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Chocolate + vanillatop 5% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together10,020 recipes
Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).
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Flour + macadamia nuttop 6% of all pairsSmell alikestrongCooked together124 recipes
Shared aroma: isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
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Sugar + vanillatop 8% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together35,032 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Chocolate + macadamia nuttop 10% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together82 recipes
Shared aroma: 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
Sugar and vanilla barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 35,032 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.
Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs
Swap the macadamia nut
How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (chocolate, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour):
- Almondfits better
- Hazelnutfits about as well
- Macadamia nutthe original
- Chestnutfits about as well
Fit is the average pairing score against chocolate, butter, sugar, egg, vanilla, flour. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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