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Watermelon-Mint Cooler

A frothy and boozy blend of fresh watermelon, bright mint and zesty lime.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 6 ingredients
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Watermelon-Mint Cooler

Why it works: Mint and lime 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-Mint Cooler

Serves 3
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

106Calories
1 gProtein
0 gFat
28 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 6 ingredients. The other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Watermelon1 cup diced (152g)46
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Peppermintnot in our table0
Vodkanot in our table0
Syrupnot 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. Mint + limetop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together846 recipes

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

  2. Vodka + limetop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together225 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vodka + sugartop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together327 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Mint + vodkatop 27% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together47 recipes
  5. Lime + sugartop 29% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together3,332 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-penten-3-one (fish, pungent).

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

Swap the mint

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

  1. Corianderfits better
  2. Cinnamonfits better
  3. Jalapenofits better
  4. Mintthe original

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