Orange Frappe

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. Orange + lemontop 1% of all pairs
   Smell alikestrong
   Cooked together10,634 recipes

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

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

   Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

3. Lemon + raspberrytop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together1,109 recipes

   Shared aroma: alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).

4. Orange + raspberrytop 8% of all pairs
   Smell alikemoderate
   Cooked together521 recipes

   Shared aroma: damascenone (apple, rose).

5. Sugar + lemontop 18% of all pairs
   Smell alikelow
   Cooked together53,532 recipes

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

Sugar and lemon 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

Orange syrup

Provides the main citrus flavour and sweetness of the drink.

Powdered sugar

Dissolves quickly into the cold liquid, adding sweetness without grittiness.

Acid phosphate solution

Adds tartness that balances the sweetness of the syrups.

Fine ice

Chills the drink and dilutes it slightly as it melts, giving a light texture.

Swap the raspberry

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

1. Vanillafits better
2. Limefits better
3. Figfits about as well
4. Raspberrythe original

Fit is the average pairing score against sugar, orange, syrup, lemon. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.