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Apricot & Orange Rice Pudding

Rice pudding with a fruity zing - made in the microwave

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Apricot & Orange Rice Pudding

Why it works: Nutmeg and almond match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 2,115 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Apricot & Orange Rice Pudding

Serves 4
Prep5 min
Cook12 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

517Calories
14 gProtein
10 gFat
95 gCarbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 7 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Rice1 cup cooked (158g) white206
Skimmed Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Apricot1 medium (35g)17
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Puddingnot 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. Nutmeg + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,115 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Apricot + almondtop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together852 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  3. Orange + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,125 recipes

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

  4. Rice + almondtop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,456 recipes

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

  5. Apricot + orangetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together703 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

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

Swap the nutmeg

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rice, milk, honey, apricot, orange, almond):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Gingerfits about as well
  3. Nutmegthe original
  4. Rosemaryfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against rice, milk, honey, apricot, orange, almond. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.