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Updated Mulled Cider

"This is great for trimming the tree. Serve cold or keep in a saucepan over very low heat or a slow cooker."

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Updated Mulled Cider

Why it works: Clove and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Updated Mulled Cider

11 cups

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

294Calories
4 gProtein
1 gFat
74 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Apple Juice1 medium (182g)95
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Orange Juice1 medium (131g)62
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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.

  1. Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Raisin + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,390 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  3. Orange + cinnamontop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Apple + cinnamontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together5,598 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl cinnamate (strawberry).

  5. Orange + clovetop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,987 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the raisin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, clove, apple, cinnamon):

  1. Quincefits better
  2. Pearfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Raisinthe original

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