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Blueberry, Blackberry and Pomegranate Juice

This energizing juice features two types of berries plus pomegranate seeds—it’s a beautiful combination that’s good for you, too. For tips on seeding a pomegranate, click on the link at left.

By williamssonoma · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Blueberry, Blackberry and Pomegranate Juice

Why it works: Blueberry and blackberry match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 189 recipes. Both carry 1-octen-3-one, which smells mushroom, metallic. The science ↓

Blueberry, Blackberry and Pomegranate Juice

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

218Calories
5 gProtein
2 gFat
51 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
Blueberry1 cup (148g)84
Pomegranate1/2 cup seeds (87g)72
Blackberry1 cup (144g)62
Seednot 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 williamssonoma. 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. Blueberry + blackberrytop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together189 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  2. Blueberry + pomegranatetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  3. Blackberry + pomegranatetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together8 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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

Swap the pomegranate

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (blueberry, blackberry):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Peachfits better
  3. Raspberryfits better
  4. Pomegranatethe original

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