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Cinnamon Berry Granola Bars

These granola bars are great for lunchboxes, breakfast on the run or just with a cup of coffee

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 9 ingredients
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Cinnamon Berry Granola Bars

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 ↓

Cinnamon Berry Granola Bars

Makes 12
Prep15 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

919Calories
15 gProtein
45 gFat
125 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 11 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sunflower Seed1 oz (28g) hulled165
Oat1/2 cup dry (40g)154
Sesame1 tbsp (14g)120
Butter1 tbsp (14g)102
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Blueberry1 cup (148g)84
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Walnut1 walnut half (4g)26
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6

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. Sunflower + walnuttop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together129 recipes

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

  3. Sunflower + cinnamontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together239 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Walnut + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,147 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Oats + cinnamontop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,394 recipes

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

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

Swap the sesame

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (butter, oats, sunflower, walnut, honey, sugar, cinnamon):

  1. Almondfits better
  2. Flaxseedfits better
  3. Cashew nutfits better
  4. Sesamethe original

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