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Orange Sorbet

A refreshing and simple way to round off a rich meal, using only three ingredients

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Orange Sorbet

Why it works: Orange and star anise work together. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 138 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Orange Sorbet

with leftovers
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

111Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 3 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Star Anisenot 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 + star anisetop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together138 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Orange + sugartop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together19,212 recipes

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

  3. Star anise + sugartop 21% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together409 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

Orange and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 19,212 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

Swap the star anise

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

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Gingerfits about as well
  3. Star anisethe original
  4. Allspicefits less well

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