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Peachy Mint Shake

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Peachy Mint Shake

Why it works: Peach and vanilla match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 558 recipes. Both carry beta-damascenone, which smells apple, rose. The science ↓

Peachy Mint Shake

4 servings
Prep5 min
Cook5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

122Calories
2 gProtein
6 gFat
15 gCarbs

Counts 3 of 5 ingredients. The other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 3 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Ice Cream1 tbsp (15ml) heavy51
Vanilla1 tsp extract (4ml)12
Waternot in our table0
Peppermintnot 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.

By foodnetwork. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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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. Peach + vanillatop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together558 recipes

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

  2. Mint + peachtop 12% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together100 recipes

    Shared aroma: phellandrene (minty).

  3. Vanilla + creamtop 15% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together12,301 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).

  4. Mint + vanillatop 16% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together322 recipes

    Shared aroma: eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

  5. Peach + creamtop 25% of all pairs
    Smell alikelow
    Cooked together721 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Vanilla and cream barely smell alike, yet cooks put them together in 12,301 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

Swap the mint

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (peach, vanilla, cream):

  1. Cinnamonfits better
  2. Peppermintfits better
  3. Nutmegfits better
  4. Mintthe original

Fit is the average pairing score against peach, vanilla, cream. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.