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Sweet and Spicy Mixed Nuts

By browneyedbaker · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Sweet and Spicy Mixed Nuts

Why it works: Cinnamon and nutmeg match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 11,917 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

Sweet and Spicy Mixed Nuts

2 cups
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

240Calories
3 gProtein
18 gFat
20 gCarbs

Counts 10 of 11 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 10 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Pecan1 half (4g)20
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Soy Sauce1 tbsp (15ml)9
Cumin1 tsp ground (2.1g)8
Chili1 tsp (2.7g)8
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Waternot 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 browneyedbaker. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

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. Cinnamon + nutmegtop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together11,917 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  2. Cinnamon + cumintop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,103 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).

  3. Cumin + nutmegtop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together177 recipes

    Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).

  4. Walnut + pecanstop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

  5. Nutmeg + walnuttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,230 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the pecans

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cinnamon, cumin, pepper, nutmeg, butter, walnut, sugar):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Cashew nutfits better
  3. Chickpeafits better
  4. Pecansthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cinnamon, cumin, pepper, nutmeg, butter, walnut, sugar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.