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Cointreau and Mandarin Smoothie

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 10 ingredients
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Why it works: Mango and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 212 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Cointreau and Mandarin Smoothie

Makes 2
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

551Calories
6 gProtein
28 gFat
75 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chocolate1 oz (28g) semisweet155
Mascarpone2 tbsp (28g)120
Mango1 cup diced (165g)99
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Mandarinnot in our table0
Peppermintnot 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 bbcfood. 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. Mango + orangetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together212 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  2. Mango + honeytop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together167 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  3. Orange + minttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together549 recipes

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

  4. Mango + minttop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together148 recipes

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

  5. Cream + cocoa powdertop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together826 recipes

    Shared aroma: acetic acid (sour, vinegar).

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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mango, orange, cream, honey, cocoa powder):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Peppermintfits better
  3. Gingerfits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against mango, orange, cream, honey, cocoa powder. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.