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Mallard duck + Orange

98mallardduck only 123shared 343orangeonly Mallard duck · 221 Orange · 466
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

179 recipes mention both · top 7% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesstrong
Mentioned together179 recipes
Ranktop 7% of pairs
Try them in the pairing tool Mallard duck Orange

Do mallard duck and orange go together?

Many recipes mention both. 179 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 123 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 7% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Greylag goose: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with mallard duck, top 18% with orange.
  • Star anise: top 5% of pairs with mallard duck, top 3% with orange.
  • Cranberry: top 7% of pairs with mallard duck, top 2% with orange.
  • Thyme: top 5% of pairs with mallard duck, top 3% with orange.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with mallard duck and orange

Almost always mains: 65 of the 68 recipes with a course label are mains.

Roast crown of mallard with an orange and redcurrant glaze recipeDuck with Orange Sauce 3 versionsDuck à l'Orange 2 versionsRoast Duck with Orange Juice 2 versionsWild Duck with Orange Salad 2 versionsBraised Duck with Orange-and-Lime Sauce

Some of these have the ingredient list only, without the method. Where we have the original source, the recipe page links to it.

The count of 179 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list is shorter because it shows only recipes whose ingredient lines name both. Open a few to see how they are used.

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Can you swap one for the other?

No. Mallard duck and orange are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

See the scienceshared molecules, aroma labels and where this pair ranks

What they have in common

More than half of mallard duck's flavor molecules (123 of 221) also occur in orange. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green) and 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 123 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 98 only in mallard duck and the 343 only in orange.

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Mallard duck and orange questions

Do mallard duck and orange go together?

179 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 123 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 7% of random ingredient pairs.

What do mallard duck and orange have in common?

More than half of mallard duck's flavor molecules (123 of 221) also occur in orange. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-nonadienal (fatty, green) and 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with mallard duck and orange?

Greylag goose is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with mallard duck and top 18% with orange. Star anise and cranberry also fit both.

What can you make with mallard duck and orange?

Almost always mains: 65 of the 68 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Roast crown of mallard with an orange and redcurrant glaze recipe, Duck with Orange Sauce, Duck à l'Orange, Roast Duck with Orange Juice.

Can I use orange instead of mallard duck?

No. Mallard duck and orange are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs

Cite this analysis
Plain text
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Mallard Duck vs Orange. https://compkitchen.com/compare/mallard-duck-vs-orange. Accessed 2026-11-11.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_mallard_duck_vs_orange_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Mallard Duck vs Orange},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/mallard-duck-vs-orange},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-11}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.