Name: Tomato Juice
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 can (12 oz / 340 g ) unsalted, canned tomato paste; 30 fl oz (3 cans / 890 ml ) water; 3 tablespoon distilled white vinegar; 3 teaspoon black pepper

Why it works: Tomato and pepper are a kitchen classic. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 17,923 recipes. Both carry 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine, which smells earthy, pea. The science ↓

Tomato Juice

Serves 4

Ingredients

1 can (12 oz / 340 g ) unsalted, canned tomato paste
30 fl oz (3 cans / 890 ml ) water
3 tablespoon distilled white vinegar
3 teaspoon black pepper

Directions

Make the juice

Add tomato paste, water, vinegar, and black pepper to container.
Shake or stir vigorously.

Serve and store

Serve or store several days in a suitable container in refrigerator.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

31Calories

1 gProtein

0 gFat

6 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 4 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Vinegar	1 tbsp (15ml) distilled	3
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 Wikibooks Cookbook.

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.

Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together17,923 recipes

Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).
Vinegar + peppertop 14% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together27,814 recipes

Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).
Tomato + vinegartop 16% of all pairs

Smell alikemoderate

Cooked together5,063 recipes

Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).

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

What each ingredient does

Tomato paste: Provides the tomato base, body, and most of the flavor of the juice.
Water: Thins the tomato paste to a drinkable juice consistency.
Distilled white vinegar: Adds acidity that brightens the tomato flavor.
Black pepper: Adds a sharp, aromatic bite that balances the tomato.