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Mango & Pineapple Sorbet

A fresh and fruity palate cleanser, refreshing after a rich main course

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Mango & Pineapple Sorbet

Why it works: Lime and mango 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 & Pineapple Sorbet

Serves 6

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

142Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
38 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
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. Lime + mangotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together506 recipes

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

  2. Pineapple + mangotop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together224 recipes

    Shared aroma: furaneol (caramel, sweet).

  3. Lime + pineappletop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together469 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Sugar + pineappletop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4,841 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  5. Sugar + mangotop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together561 recipes

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

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (sugar, pineapple, mango):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Peachfits better
  3. Strawberryfits better
  4. Limethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, pineapple, mango. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.