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Lemon Rosemary Chex® Mix

"Cheesy crackers, crunchy nuts and a mix of citrus and herbs make this cereal mix a delicious nibble."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Lemon Rosemary Chex® Mix

Why it works: Rosemary and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 845 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Lemon Rosemary Chex® Mix

16 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

867Calories
21 gProtein
15 gFat
163 gCarbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Flour1 cup (125g) all-purpose455
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Rosemary1 tsp dried (1.2g)4
Garlic1 clove (3g)4
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Wheatnot 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. Rosemary + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together845 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Rosemary + garlictop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,180 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  3. Corn + wheattop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together465 recipes

    Shared aroma: hexanal (green, grassy).

  4. Corn + ricetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together933 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Rice + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,456 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

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

Swap the garlic

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, rosemary, lemon, corn, wheat, rice, almond):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Cardamomfits better
  3. Thymefits better
  4. Garlicthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, rosemary, lemon, corn, wheat, rice, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.