Perfect Pairings & Recipes forBlood Orange Zest

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Flavour Analysis

At first, blood orange zest shows powerful sweet peel brightness, and then lemon, bergamot and neroli come into focus. Beneath those first notes sit raspberry and grapefruit, and rose and passion fruit notes give the profile a final layer of depth and contrast.

Dominant Flavour Families

Sweet
Floral
Herbal / Herbaceous
Vegetal
Sharp

Flavour profile of blood orange zest

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Limonene

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Blood orange zest

LimoneneAcidic

blood orange zest9.0

Sweet-orange profile with bright peel oil, zesty rind, and gentle pithy bitterness. Strong in blood orange zest.

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