Name: Italian Cream Soda
Prep time: 1 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 8 fluid ounces carbonated water; 3/4 fluid ounce passion fruit flavored syrup; 3/4 fluid ounce watermelon flavored syrup; 1 fluid ounce half-and-half cream

Why it works: Syrup and cream are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 1,964 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Italian Cream Soda

1 serving

Prep1 min

Ingredients

8 fluid ounces carbonated water
3/4 fluid ounce passion fruit flavored syrup
3/4 fluid ounce watermelon flavored syrup
1 fluid ounce half-and-half cream

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

97Calories

1 gProtein

6 gFat

12 gCarbs

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

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Cream	1 tbsp (15ml) heavy	51
Watermelon	1 cup diced (152g)	46
Water	not in our table	0
Passion Fruit	not in our table	0
Syrup	not in our table	0

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.

Syrup + creamtop 12% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together1,964 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Passion fruit + creamtop 24% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together81 recipes

Shared aroma: delta-decalactone (sweet, creamy).
Passion fruit + syruptop 31% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together20 recipes

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

Swap the passion fruit

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (syrup, cream):

Vanillafits better
Strawberryfits better
Raspberryfits better
Passion fruitthe original

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

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