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Autumn Fruits in Mulled Wine

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Why it works: Cinnamon and clove 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 ↓

Autumn Fruits in Mulled Wine

Serves 4
Cook10 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

344Calories
5 gProtein
2 gFat
81 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pear1 medium (178g)101
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Blackberry1 cup (144g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Plum1 medium (66g)30
Wine2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml)25
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Bay Leaf1 leaf (0.6g)2

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. Cinnamon + clovetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Plum + peartop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together245 recipes

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

  3. Cinnamon + orangetop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,437 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Cinnamon + peartop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together600 recipes

    Shared aroma: anethole (sweet, anise).

  5. Red wine + plumtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together107 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

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 (red wine, cinnamon, clove, sugar, plum, pear):

  1. Applefits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Quincefits better
  4. Orangethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against red wine, cinnamon, clove, sugar, plum, pear. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.