Why it works: Guava and passion fruit share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 4% of all ingredient pairs, and 8 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-hexenol, which smells green, grassy. The science ↓
The recipe
Ingredients
Directions
Blend the guava puree, passion fruit extract, and water.
Sweeten to taste.
Strain the mixture.
Serve cold.
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The flavor team
The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.
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Guava + passion fruittop 4% of all pairsAroma overlapstrongMentioned together8 recipes
Shared aroma: 3-hexenol (green, grassy).
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Passion fruit + sugartop 13% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together143 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Guava + sugartop 15% of all pairsAroma overlaplowMentioned together115 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
What each ingredient does
- Guava puree
- Provides the main fruit flavour and body of the drink.
- Passion fruit extract
- Adds a concentrated tropical aroma and tartness.
- Sugar
- Adds sweetness to balance the fruit's acidity.
“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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