Name: Tamarind Lemonade Concentrate
Ingredients: two (2) cups lemon juice; one (1) cup tamarind concentrate; 20 teaspoons sugar (or, if for example using a stevia or other sweetener mixture that is four times as sweet as sugar, five (5) teaspoons of sweetener); slightly less than one (1) gallon of water

Why it works: Lemon and tamarind match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 8% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 170 recipes. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

Tamarind Lemonade Concentrate

Ingredients

two (2) cups lemon juice
one (1) cup tamarind concentrate
20 teaspoons sugar (or, if for example using a stevia or other sweetener mixture that is four times as sweet as sugar, five (5) teaspoons of sweetener)
slightly less than one (1) gallon of water

Directions

Make the concentrate

Combine all ingredients in a one gallon (four liter) jug. Optionally dissolve sugar or sweetener in a small amount of water before adding, possibly heating the water to aid dissolution.
The mixture is the lemonade concentrate.

Serve

Serve by pouring a few fingers' worth into the bottom of a glass, then fill the rest with tap or bottled water as desired. The preferred ratio is about one part concentrate to three parts water.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

61Calories

0 gProtein

0 gFat

16 gCarbs

Counts 2 of 4 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 2 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Sugar	1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated	49
Lemon	juice of 1 lemon (48ml)	12
Tamarind	not in our table	0
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.

Recipe from the Recipes Wiki (Fandom).

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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.

Lemon + tamarindtop 8% of all pairs

Smell alikestrong

Cooked together170 recipes

Shared aroma: 3-hexenal (apple, fruity).
Tamarind + sugartop 13% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together362 recipes

Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).
Lemon + sugartop 18% of all pairs

Smell alikelow

Cooked together53,532 recipes

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

Lemon and sugar barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 53,532 recipes: they work on texture and structure more than aroma.

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

What each ingredient does

Lemon juice: Provides the sour, acidic flavour that defines the lemonade.
Tamarind concentrate: Adds tangy, fruity depth and a distinctive sour-sweet flavour.
Sugar: Balances the acidity and adds sweetness to the drink.