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Persimmon Gelatin Salad

"This simple gelatin salad is a tangy treat. The flavor of persimmons is certain to become a holiday tradition in your family!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Persimmon Gelatin Salad

Why it works: Orange and grapefruit match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 233 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Persimmon Gelatin Salad

4 cups
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

176Calories
4 gProtein
1 gFat
43 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Mandarin Orange1 medium (131g)62
Grapefruit Juice1/2 fruit (123g)52
Persimmonnot 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. Orange + grapefruittop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together233 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Orange + mandarin orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together87 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Grapefruit + mandarin orangetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  4. Orange + persimmontop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together14 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Mandarin orange + persimmontop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1 recipe

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the persimmon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, grapefruit, mandarin orange):

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Pineapplefits better
  4. Persimmonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, grapefruit, mandarin orange. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.