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Mango & Pistachio Ice Cream

Deliciously refreshing Indian dessert

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Why it works: Mango and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 506 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Mango & Pistachio Ice Cream

Serves 6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

469Calories
16 gProtein
27 gFat
49 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pistachio1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels)159
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Mango1 cup diced (165g)99
Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

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. Mango + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together506 recipes

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

  2. Lime + pistachiotop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together46 recipes

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

  3. Mango + pistachiotop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together23 recipes

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

  4. Condensed milk + creamtop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together416 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Cream + pistachiotop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together634 recipes

    Shared aroma: octanal (fat, soap).

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

Swap the pistachio

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (mango, lime, condensed milk, cream):

  1. Cashew nutfits better
  2. Macadamia nutfits about as well
  3. Pistachiothe original
  4. Almondfits about as well

Fit is the average pairing score against mango, lime, condensed milk, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.