Name: Key Lime Mango Margarita
Ingredients: 4 oz. silver tequila; 2 oz. orange flavored liquer; 1 cup mango, ripe, peeled and diced; 1 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed); 1 key lime, juice only; 2 cups crushed ice; 4 key limes, sliced in thin rounds for garnish

Why it works: Mango and lime match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 506 recipes. Both carry alpha-pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Key Lime Mango Margarita

Ingredients

4 oz. silver tequila
2 oz. orange flavored liquer
1 cup mango, ripe, peeled and diced
1 cup orange juice (freshly squeezed)
1 key lime, juice only
2 cups crushed ice
4 key limes, sliced in thin rounds for garnish

Directions

For frozen margaritas, blend all ingredients into slush.
For rocks, blend all ingredients except crushed ice and pour over ice cubes.
Add key lime slices as garnish.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

172Calories

3 gProtein

1 gFat

44 gCarbs

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Mango	1 cup diced (165g)	99
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Lime	juice 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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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.

Mango + limetop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together506 recipes

Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
Orange + limetop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together937 recipes

Shared aroma: decanal (soap, orange peel).
Orange + mangotop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together212 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

Silver tequila: Provides the base spirit and most of the drink's alcohol and flavour.
Orange flavored liqueur: Adds sweetness and orange aroma that balances the lime's acidity.
Mango: Contributes body, sweetness and fruity flavour, and thickens the blended slush.
Orange juice: Adds sweetness and liquid, softening the lime's sharp acidity.
Key lime juice: Brings tart acidity that keeps the drink bright and balanced.