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Multi-seed Flapjack

Flapjack that is made with more than just oats and raisins

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Multi-seed Flapjack

Why it works: Sunflower and sesame match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 172 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Multi-seed Flapjack

Makes 10 pieces

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

590Calories
11 gProtein
42 gFat
46 gCarbs

Counts 5 of 9 ingredients. The other 4 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Syrupnot in our table0
Blackcurrantnot in our table0
Pumpkinnot in our table0
Seednot 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. Sunflower + sesametop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together172 recipes

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

  2. Oats + pumpkintop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together194 recipes

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

  3. Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,842 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Oats + sunflowertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together142 recipes

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

  5. Oats + sesametop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together81 recipes

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

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 (butter, sugar, syrup, oats, sunflower, sesame):

  1. Coconutfits better
  2. Vanillafits better
  3. Avocadofits about as well
  4. Pumpkinthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against butter, sugar, syrup, oats, sunflower, sesame. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.