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Peach Fizz

A blended peach and pineapple juice drink with ginger ale and ice.

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Why it works: Peach and pineapple match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 3% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 168 recipes. Both carry delta-dodecalactone, which smells sweet, creamy. The science ↓

Peach Fizz

yield six 8 ounce cups

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Place peaches in blender, add pineapple and lemon or lime juice. Blend until peaches are broken up.

  2. Add ice and blend to thick icy consistency.

  3. Add ginger ale and blend. Serve with mint leaf and a fresh peach slice. Yield six 8 ounce cups.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

166Calories
3 gProtein
1 gFat
44 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 5 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Pineapple1 cup chunks (165g)82
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Limejuice of 1 lime (44ml)11
Ginger1 tsp grated fresh (2g)2

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.

  1. Peach + pineappletop 3% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together168 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

  2. Lemon + gingertop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,154 recipes

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

  3. Peach + gingertop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together218 recipes

    Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).

  4. Pineapple + gingertop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together559 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyl 2-methylbutyrate (fruity, apple).

  5. Peach + lemontop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together947 recipes

    Shared aroma: trans-2-nonenal (cardboard, fatty).

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

What each ingredient does

Frozen peaches
Provide the main fruit flavor and body, and their sweetness balances the tart juice.
Pineapple juice
Adds liquid for blending and a bright, tropical sweetness.
Lemon or lime juice
Adds acidity that brightens the fruit flavor and keeps it from tasting flat.
Ice cubes
Chill the drink and create a thick, slushy texture when blended.
Ginger ale
Adds carbonation and a light spicy sweetness for a fizzy finish.

Swap the lemon

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peach, pineapple, ginger):

  1. Mangofits better
  2. Apricotfits better
  3. Pearfits better
  4. Lemonthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against peach, pineapple, ginger. 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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