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Marshmallow Cocktail

"My friend gave me this recipe, and I must say it's the best drink I have ever tried."

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Marshmallow Cocktail

Why it works: Vanilla and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 911 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Marshmallow Cocktail

1 cocktail
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

93Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
26 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Vodkanot in our table0
Marshmallownot 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.

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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. Vanilla + pineappletop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together911 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Pineapple + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together469 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Vanilla + rosetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together456 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

  5. Vanilla + limetop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together295 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the vanilla

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

  1. Orangefits better
  2. Lemonfits better
  3. Mangofits better
  4. Vanillathe original

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