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Tart and Bubbly Wedding Punch

"This is a refreshingly tart and tasty punch recipe - we served it at our wedding, and I've made it for countless showers and other parties since. Guests always request the recipe!"

By allrecipes · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Tart and Bubbly Wedding Punch

Why it works: Pineapple and cranberry share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 92 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Tart and Bubbly Wedding Punch

24 servings
Prep15 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

130Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
34 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
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.

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 + cranberrytop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together92 recipes

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

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

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

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

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

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 (pineapple, cranberry):

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

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