Name: Frozen Peach Slushy
Prep time: 10 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 1 (12 ounce) package frozen peach slices; 1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate; 1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate; 1 cup lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite®); 1 lemon, sliced into wedges (optional); 1 orange, sliced into wedges (optional)

Why it works: Lemon and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,289 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Frozen Peach Slushy

6 servings

Prep10 min

Ingredients

1 (12 ounce) package frozen peach slices
1 (6 ounce) can frozen lemonade concentrate
1 (6 ounce) can frozen orange juice concentrate
1 cup lemon-lime soda (such as Sprite®)
1 lemon, sliced into wedges (optional)
1 orange, sliced into wedges (optional)

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

182Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

45 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Peach	1 medium (150g)	59
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12

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.

Lemon + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,289 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).
Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,634 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together937 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Peach + orangetop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together385 recipes

Shared aroma: pinene (pine, turpentine).
Peach + limetop 10% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together130 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the orange

The recipe marks orange as optional. How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peach, lemon, lime):

Orangethe original
Mangofits about as well
Blueberryfits about as well
Avocadofits less well

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

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