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Basil Grapefruit Cooler

Whatever time of year, this makes a great refreshing drink to serve for a dinner party

By bbcgoodfood · From Open Recipes · 4 ingredients
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Why it works: Grapefruit and basil share more aroma than cooks usually use. They rank in the top 5% of all ingredient pairs, and 13 recipes mention both. Both carry 3-hexenal, which smells apple, fruity. The science ↓

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Serves 6

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By bbcgoodfood. 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 aroma chemistry they share, and how many recipes mention both.

  1. Grapefruit + basiltop 5% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapstrong
    Mentioned together13 recipes

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

  2. Grapefruit + vodkatop 9% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together14 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  3. Vodka + sugartop 12% of all pairs
    Aroma overlapmoderate
    Mentioned together327 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

  4. Grapefruit + sugartop 16% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together309 recipes

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

  5. Vodka + basiltop 16% of all pairs
    Aroma overlaplow
    Mentioned together35 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal).

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