Why it works: Peach and mint work together. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 100 recipes. Both carry phellandrene, which smells minty. The science ↓
Raspberry & Red Wine Slush with Peach Salad
Serves 4Ingredients
Directions
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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)
Counts 4 of 5 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume: 4 portions
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Raspberry | 1 cup (123g) | 64 |
| Peach | 1 medium (150g) | 59 |
| Sugar | 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated | 49 |
| Wine | 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) | 25 |
| Peppermint | 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.
Explore the science
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.
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Peach + minttop 12% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together100 recipes
Shared aroma: phellandrene (minty).
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Red wine + peachtop 16% of all pairsSmell alikemoderateCooked together14 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Red wine + minttop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together64 recipes
Shared aroma: 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
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Sugar + peachtop 17% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together2,308 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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Red wine + sugartop 32% of all pairsSmell alikelowCooked together864 recipes
Shared aroma: beta-damascenone (apple, rose).
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 (red wine, sugar, peach):
- Cinnamonfits better
- Clovefits better
- Gingerfits better
- Mintthe original
Fit is the average pairing score against red wine, sugar, peach. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.
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