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Mediterranean Lemonade Spritzers

"A refreshing alternative to lemonade. A syrup made with SPLENDA® Granulated Sweetener and fresh fruit juices is mixed with carbonated water and served over ice. Garnish with fresh mint leaves."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Mediterranean Lemonade Spritzers

Why it works: Pineapple and honey work together. They rank in the top 9% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 262 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Mediterranean Lemonade Spritzers

16 servings
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

158Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
43 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
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Honey1 tbsp (21g)64
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Syrupnot in our table0
Waternot 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. Pineapple + honeytop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together262 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  2. Pineapple + lemontop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,964 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Lemon + honeytop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,707 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

  4. Syrup + pineappletop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together568 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  5. Syrup + lemontop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together2,235 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the lemon

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pearfits better
  3. Figfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

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