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Easy Livin' Punch

"This has got to be the best summer drink I've ever tasted. I made this drink up and it's always a huge hit. It's got tang, and is sweet, but not too sweet."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Easy Livin' Punch

Why it works: Cranberry and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 100 recipes. Both carry eucalyptol, which smells eucalyptus, herbal. The science ↓

Easy Livin' Punch

1 punch bowl
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

106Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Vodkanot in our table0
Tangerine Juicenot 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. Cranberry + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together100 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  2. Vodka + limetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together225 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vodka + cranberrytop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together125 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Tangerine + limetop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together20 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Cranberry + tangerinetop 24% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together4 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

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

Swap the tangerine

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (vodka, cranberry, lime):

  1. Orangefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Blueberryfits better
  4. Tangerinethe original

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