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Coco Loco

"Another poster was looking for this recipe. Hope it helps! You can also substitute the melon liqueur with gin or banana liqueur. Enjoy!"

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Coco Loco

Why it works: Melon and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 114 recipes. Both carry methyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Coco Loco

1 drink
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

457Calories
4 gProtein
27 gFat
48 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 7 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Coconut1/2 cup shredded (40g)283
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Melonnot in our table0
Syrupnot 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. Melon + pineappletop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together114 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  2. Rum + pineappletop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Coconut + limetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together934 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Coconut + pineappletop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together651 recipes

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

  5. Pineapple + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together469 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, melon, rum, pineapple, sugar, syrup):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Mangofits better
  3. Bananafits better
  4. Limethe original

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