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Nonalco Punch

"I have great demand for this recipe at all our church functions and showers. It's great with cranberry ginger ale."

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Nonalco Punch

Why it works: Cranberry and almond share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 41 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Nonalco Punch

24 servings
Prep20 min

Ingredients

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

186Calories
2 gProtein
1 gFat
47 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Almond1 almond (1.2g)7
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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. Cranberry + almondtop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together41 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2,4-decadienal (seaweed).

  2. Cranberry + pineappletop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together92 recipes

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

  3. Cranberry + gingertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together59 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-decenal (waxy, orange).

  4. Pineapple + gingertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together559 recipes

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

  5. Almond + gingertop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,163 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

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

Swap the ginger

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cranberry, pineapple, sugar, almond):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Nutmegfits about as well
  3. Gingerthe original
  4. Peppermintfits less well

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