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Citrus Smash

The Citrus Smash is a fresh juice made with oranges, grapefruit, and lemon that my younger son created and photographed on his own.

By elanaspantry · From Open Recipes · 3 ingredients
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Citrus Smash

Why it works: Orange and lemon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 10,634 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Citrus Smash

Makes 1 glass Citrus Smash

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

126Calories
3 gProtein
0 gFat
32 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Grapefruit1/2 fruit (123g)52
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By elanaspantry. 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. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together10,634 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  2. Orange + grapefruittop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together233 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  3. Grapefruit + lemontop 4% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together184 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,e)-2,4-decadienal (fatty, deep fried).

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

Swap the grapefruit

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (orange, lemon):

  1. Limefits about as well
  2. Grapefruitthe original
  3. Mangofits less well
  4. Blueberryfits less well

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