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Sprouts with Orange

If you've been tempted to give sprouts a miss for Christmas this year, give them one more go and try this recipe

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Sprouts with Orange

Why it works: Butter and orange are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 23% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 7,301 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Sprouts with Orange

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

220Calories
5 gProtein
12 gFat
26 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Brussels Sprout1 cup (156g)56

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. Butter + orangetop 23% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together7,301 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Brussels sprouts + buttertop 34% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together20 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy).

  3. Brussels sprouts + orangetop 36% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4 recipes

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

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

Swap the brussels sprouts

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

  1. Carrotfits better
  2. Potatofits better
  3. Sweet potatofits better
  4. Brussels sproutsthe original

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