Name: Zero-Calorie Sweet Mint Tea
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 quarts Water, Divided; ¼ cups Fresh Mint Leaves, Washed And Dried; 4 whole Iced Tea Bags (6.4 Grams Each); 1 Tablespoon Stevia Powder

Why it works: Mint and tea work together. They rank in the top 15% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 71 recipes. Both carry 2,4-decadienal, which smells seaweed. The science ↓

Zero-Calorie Sweet Mint Tea

Serves 8

Prep5 min

Cook5 min

Ingredients

2 quarts Water, Divided
¼ cups Fresh Mint Leaves, Washed And Dried
4 whole Iced Tea Bags (6.4 Grams Each)
1 Tablespoon Stevia Powder

Directions

Step-by-step directions aren't available for this recipe. See the full recipe at the source →

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

Explore the science

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.

Mint + teatop 15% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together71 recipes

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

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

Like knowing why a recipe works?

The free Flavor Lab newsletter: one surprising pairing a week and the molecular reason it works, in 60 seconds. No spam, unsubscribe anytime.

Prefer an account? Create a free account to save pairings and unlock the full chemistry.