Name: Pineapple Daiquiri
Ingredients: 2 oz white rum; 1/2 tsp powdered sugar; 1/4 oz lime juice; 2 - 3 dashes pineapple syrup; 1 slice pineapple

Why it works: Rum and pineapple work together. They rank in the top 2% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 451 recipes. Both carry ethyl isobutyrate, which smells fruity, ethereal. The science ↓

Pineapple Daiquiri

Ingredients

Directions

Prepare in a blender with crushed ice.
Pour into a chilled cocktail glass, and serve.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

174Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

38 gCarbs

Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 4 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Rum	1/2 oz (15ml)	32
Lime	juice of 1 lime (44ml)	11
Syrup	not in our table	0

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

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

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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.

Rum + pineappletop 2% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together451 recipes

Shared aroma: ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal).
Lime + pineappletop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together469 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,842 recipes

Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).
Rum + limetop 11% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together412 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Rum + sugartop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together2,908 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

What each ingredient does

White rum: Provides the spirit base and the main alcoholic flavour of the drink.
Lime juice: Adds acidity that balances the sweetness and brightens the flavour.
Powdered sugar: Adds sweetness that rounds out the tartness of the lime.
Pineapple syrup: Adds sweetness and fruity pineapple flavour to the drink.

Swap the lime

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

Vanillafits better
Bananafits better
Apricotfits better
Limethe original

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

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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Orgeat Syrup13 recipes

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Pineapple Daiquiri