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Calypso Cooler

Why it works: Peach and orange match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 385 recipes. Both carry pinene, which smells pine, turpentine. The science ↓

Calypso Cooler

1 cocktail
Prep5 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

240Calories
4 gProtein
1 gFat
51 gCarbs

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
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Cherry1 cup (138g)87
Orange1 medium (131g)62
Peach1 medium (150g)59
Rum1/2 oz (15ml)32
Syrupnot 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 allrecipes. 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 + orangetop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together385 recipes

    Shared aroma: pinene (pine, turpentine).

  2. Coconut + rumtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together259 recipes

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

  3. Coconut + peachtop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together53 recipes

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

  4. Rum + peachtop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together84 recipes

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

  5. Coconut + orangetop 11% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together584 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

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

Swap the orange

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (coconut, rum, peach, syrup):

  1. Vanillafits better
  2. Pineapplefits better
  3. Bananafits better
  4. Orangethe original

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