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The Secret's in the Salad

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Why it works: Orange and mandarin orange share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 87 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

The Secret's in the Salad

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Prepare the chicken

  2. Combine all the ingredients

  3. Chill for an hour

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

467Calories
57 gProtein
10 gFat
37 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Chicken100g cooked165
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Mandarin Orange1 medium (131g)62

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

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

  2. Yogurt + mandarin orangetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together45 recipes

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

  3. Chicken + yogurttop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,661 recipes

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

  4. Orange + yogurttop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together561 recipes

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

  5. Chicken + mandarin orangetop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together43 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-undecenal (sweet).

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

Swap the orange

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

  1. Coconutfits about as well
  2. Lemonfits about as well
  3. Grapefits about as well
  4. Orangethe original

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

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