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Cranberry Orange Spritzer

A light, bubbly, low-calorie, festive holiday drink made with cranberry juice, orange juice, champagne and club soda and topped with fresh cranberries and an orange slice.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 5 ingredients
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Cranberry Orange Spritzer

Why it works: Cranberry and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 230 recipes. Both carry ethyl 2-methylbutyrate, which smells fruity, apple. The science ↓

Cranberry Orange Spritzer

Serves 1
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

157Calories
2 gProtein
0 gFat
40 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Cranberry1 cup raw (100g)46
Champagnenot 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. Cranberry + orangetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together230 recipes

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

  2. Champagne + orangetop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together260 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).

  3. Champagne + cranberrytop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together18 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

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

Swap the cranberry

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

  1. Pineapplefits better
  2. Strawberryfits better
  3. Lemonfits better
  4. Cranberrythe original

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