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Citrus Jell-O® Salad

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Citrus Jell-O® Salad

Why it works: Orange and grapefruit match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 233 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Citrus Jell-O® Salad

8 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

254Calories
10 gProtein
6 gFat
44 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 6 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Mandarin Orange1 medium (131g)62
Grapefruit1/2 fruit (123g)52
Waternot in our table0
Toppingnot 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 allrecipes. 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 + grapefruittop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together233 recipes

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

  2. Orange + mandarin orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together87 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Grapefruit + mandarin orangetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the mandarin orange

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

  1. Lemonfits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Mandarin orangethe original
  4. Mangofits less well

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