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Pimm's Cup Cocktail

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Pimm's Cup Cocktail

Why it works: Ginger and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,154 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Pimm's Cup Cocktail

1 cocktail
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

30Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
8 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
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. Ginger + lemontop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 recipes

    Shared aroma: beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene).

  2. Lemon + cucumbertop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together2,067 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

  3. Ginger + cucumbertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together973 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Gin + cucumbertop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together23 recipes

    Shared aroma: nonanal (fat, citrus).

  5. Gin + gingertop 20% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together54 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

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