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Maple Daiquiri

Why it works: Rum and lime work together. They rank in the top 11% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 412 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Maple Daiquiri

Serves 1
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

95Calories
0 gProtein
0 gFat
17 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Maple Syrup1 tbsp (20ml)52
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11

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. Rum + limetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together412 recipes

    Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Rum + maple syruptop 19% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together32 recipes

    Shared aroma: sotolon (curry, maple).

  3. Lime + maple syruptop 32% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together52 recipes

    Shared aroma: linalool (floral, citrus).

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

Swap the lime

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (rum, maple syrup):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pineapplefits better
  3. Bananafits better
  4. Limethe original

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