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 |
|---|---|---|
| Aidan fruit (prekese) | 19.5 g | 39% |
| Ginger | 6.0 g | 12% |
| Garlic | 4.5 g | 9% |
| African nutmeg (ehuru) | 5.0 g | 10% |
| Guinea pepper (uziza) | 3.0 g | 6% |
| Ethiopian pepper (uda) | 6.5 g | 13% |
| Grains of paradise | 0.5 g | 1% |
| Big-leaf basil (scent leaf) | 2.5 g | 5% |
| Small-leaf basil | 2.5 g | 5% |
Answer
50 g of nigerian pepper soup spice from 9 ingredients
Based on the aidan-led market mixture, attributed to one spice seller in a market in akure, ondo state, as weighed by akinduro and colleagues (seller b).
What you asked
- Blend:
- Nigerian pepper soup spice
- Version:
- Aidan-led market mixture — One spice seller in a market in Akure, Ondo State, as weighed by Akinduro and colleagues (seller B)
- 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
Aidan fruit (prekese) 39 + Ginger 12 + Garlic 9 + African nutmeg (ehuru) 10 + Guinea pepper (uziza) 6 + Ethiopian pepper (uda) 13 + Grains of paradise 1 + Big-leaf basil (scent leaf) 5 + Small-leaf basil 5
= 100 parts
2. Work out the weight of one part
50 g ÷ 100 parts
= 0.5 g per part
3. Multiply each ingredient by its parts
= 9 ingredients 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 "Aidan-led market mixture" version, attributed to One spice seller in a market in Akure, Ondo State, as weighed by Akinduro and colleagues (seller B).
- Those proportions are recorded as documented.
Where this stops being reliable
- This is one of 3 versions recorded for Nigerian pepper soup spice. It is not the definitive one — there isn't one.
Evidence
Questions this page answers
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