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Grape Table Syrup

A sweet syrup made from grape juice, sugar, corn syrup, and lemon juice.

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Why it works: Sugar and syrup match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 6% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 5,842 recipes. Both carry ethanol, which smells alcoholic, ethereal. The science ↓

Grape Table Syrup

Time1 minute boil

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan.

  2. Bring to a rolling boil; boil 1 minute.

  3. Remove from heat, skim off foam.

  4. Cool and store in refrigerator.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

200Calories
4 gProtein
2 gFat
49 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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Corn1/2 cup kernels (82g)77
Grape1/2 cup (76g)62
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Lemonjuice of 1 lemon (48ml)12
Syrupnot in our table0

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.

  1. Sugar + syruptop 6% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together5,842 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  2. Corn + lemontop 13% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,927 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonenal (fatty, green).

  3. Grape + corntop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together333 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e)-2-octenal (fatty, green).

  4. Grape + lemontop 14% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together2,412 recipes

    Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).

  5. Corn + syruptop 17% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together1,678 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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

What each ingredient does

Sugar
Provides sweetness and body, and thickens the syrup as it cooks.
Grape juice
Supplies the main grape flavor and liquid base for the syrup.
Corn syrup
Keeps the syrup smooth and reduces sugar crystallization.
Lemon juice
Adds acidity that brightens the grape flavor and balances sweetness.

The step that matters

Boil for one full minute at a rolling boil. A rolling boil dissolves the sugar completely and concentrates the syrup. Boiling for the stated time brings the sugar concentration up so the syrup thickens as it cools and keeps well in the refrigerator.

Swap the grape

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

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Limefits better
  3. Orangefits better
  4. Grapethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, corn, syrup, lemon. 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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