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Watermelon and Cucumber Mojito

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By delishhh · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Watermelon and Cucumber Mojito

Why it works: Lime and mint match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 846 recipes. Both carry beta-phellandrene, which smells minty, terpene. The science ↓

Watermelon and Cucumber Mojito

1 drink
Prep10 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

156Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
32 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 8 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Watermelon1 cup diced (152g)46
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Cucumber1/2 cup sliced (52g)16
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2
Seednot in our table0
Peppermintnot 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 delishhh. 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. Lime + minttop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together846 recipes

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

  2. Lime + gingertop 2% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,621 recipes

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

  3. Cucumber + minttop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together884 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  4. Mint + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together647 recipes

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

  5. Cucumber + limetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together649 recipes

    Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).

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

Swap the cucumber

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (lime, sugar, mint, rum, ginger):

  1. Sweet potatofits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Arrowrootfits about as well
  4. Cucumberthe original

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