Name: 7-Up Punch
Ingredients: 4 sticks cinnamon; 1/2 cup sugar; 2 cup water; 3 cup orange juice; 1/4 cup lemon juice; 1 cup pineapple juice; fresh ginger, grated, to taste; 1 Each 2 Liter Bottle - 7-Up

Why it works: Cinnamon and ginger match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 6,380 recipes. Both carry estragole, which smells anise, licorice. The science ↓

7-Up Punch

Timeabout 5 minutes

Ingredients

Directions

Simmer cinnamon, water, and sugar in a sauce pan for about 5 minutes.
Combine the cinnamon mixture with orange juice, lemon juice, pineapple juice, and ginger in a large bowl.
Pour in 7‑Up just before serving.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

213Calories

3 gProtein

0 gFat

56 gCarbs

Counts 6 of 7 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 6 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Pineapple	1 cup chunks (165g)	82
Orange	1 medium (131g)	62
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Ginger	1 tsp grated fresh (2g)	2
Water	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.

Cinnamon + gingertop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together6,380 recipes

Shared aroma: estragole (anise, licorice).
Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together10,634 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Cinnamon + orangetop 3% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together3,437 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Orange + gingertop 4% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together1,833 recipes

Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-one (mushroom, metallic).
Lemon + gingertop 5% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together5,154 recipes

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

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

What each ingredient does

Sugar: Adds sweetness and helps balance the tartness of the citrus juices.
Orange juice: Provides the main liquid, sweetness, and fruity flavor.
Lemon juice: Adds acidity that brightens the punch and balances the sweetness.
Pineapple juice: Adds sweetness and tropical fruit flavor to the base.
Cinnamon: Infuses warm, aromatic spice flavor into the simmered syrup.

Swap the pineapple

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (cinnamon, sugar, orange, lemon, ginger):

Limefits better
Vanillafits better
Blueberryfits better
Pineapplethe original

Fit is the average pairing score against cinnamon, sugar, orange, lemon, 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.