Blend scaler
Pick a blend, pick whose version you want, and set a batch size. Proportions are by weight, because measuring a blend by spoon gives a different mix — the spices differ in density.
| Ingredient | Weight | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Smoked cacho de cabra chilli | 50.0 g | 100% |
No proportion recorded
- Salt — No proportion recorded — include to taste.
Answer
50 g of merkén from 1 ingredient
Based on the merkén natural, attributed to sold as the plain smoked chilli.
What you asked
- Blend:
- Merkén
- Version:
- Merkén natural — Sold as the plain smoked chilli
- Target batch:
- 50 g
How it was worked out
Each ingredient's parts are divided by the total parts to give its share of the mix, and that share is multiplied by the target batch weight. Scaling is linear, so the same shares apply at any batch size.
1. Add up the parts
Smoked cacho de cabra chilli 1
= 1 parts
2. Work out the weight of one part
50 g ÷ 1 parts
= 50 g per part
3. Multiply each ingredient by its parts
= 1 ingredient scaled
What this assumes
- Proportions are by weight, not by volume. Measuring these by spoon would give a different mix, because the spices differ in density.
- Proportions come from the "Merkén natural" version, attributed to Sold as the plain smoked chilli.
- Those proportions are recorded as representative.
Where this stops being reliable
- 1 ingredient has no recorded proportion and is excluded from the arithmetic rather than being assigned a guessed amount.
- This is one of 2 versions recorded for Merkén. It is not the definitive one — there isn't one.
Evidence
Sources: Established culinary practice
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