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Easy Pumpkin Chutney

Enjoy the tangy flavours in this easy-to-make pumpkin chutney which also works well using courgettes or marrows

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Easy Pumpkin Chutney

Why it works: Orange and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Easy Pumpkin Chutney

Makes about 1.2 litres/2 pints
Prep15 min
Cook50 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

126Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
32 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Cidernot 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 bbcgoodfood. 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. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Cider + vinegartop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,431 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4-ethyl-2-methoxyphenol (smoky, clove).

  3. Sugar + vinegartop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20,806 recipes

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

  4. Pumpkin + orangetop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together266 recipes

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

  5. Orange + cidertop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together396 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

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

Swap the pumpkin

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, lemon, sugar, cider, vinegar):

  1. Applefits better
  2. Pineapplefits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Pumpkinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against orange, lemon, sugar, cider, vinegar. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.