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Blueberry Lemonade

Freshly-squeezed lemonade made with fresh blueberries.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 7 ingredients
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Blueberry Lemonade

Why it works: Syrup and sugar match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,842 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Blueberry Lemonade

Serves 6

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

133Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
34 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
Blueberry1 cup (148g)84
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
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 tastykitchen. 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. Syrup + sugartop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,842 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Sugar + blueberrytop 18% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,292 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  3. Syrup + blueberrytop 22% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together69 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

Swap the blueberry

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Raisinfits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Blueberrythe original

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