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Bircher Muesli

By bbcfood · From Open Recipes · 14 ingredients
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Bircher Muesli

Why it works: Oats and pumpkin match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 194 recipes. Both carry 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol, which smells clove, smoky. The science ↓

Bircher Muesli

1-2
Prep30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

485Calories
19 gProtein
25 gFat
49 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 9 ingredients. The other 5 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Prunenot in our table0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Seednot in our table0
Berrynot in our table0
Fruit Juicenot 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. Oats + pumpkintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-methoxy-4-vinylphenol (clove, smoky).

  2. Oats + sunflowertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together142 recipes

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

  3. Pumpkin + sunflowertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together166 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).

  4. Oats + berrytop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together21 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  5. Apricot + milktop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together826 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

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

Swap the berry

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (oats, apricot, pumpkin, sunflower, milk):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Coconutfits better
  3. Cherryfits better
  4. Berrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against oats, apricot, pumpkin, sunflower, milk. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.