Amaranth + Flour
22 recipes mention both · top 1% of pairs
CompKitchen is a free flavor-pairing site: it compares the aroma molecules two foods share and how often cooks put them together. No account needed.
Do amaranth and flour go together?
Some recipes mention both. 22 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 115 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 1% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.
Add a third ingredient
- Spelt: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with amaranth, top 1% with flour.
- Wild rice: top 1% of pairs with amaranth, top 1% with flour.
- Arrowroot: top 1% of pairs with amaranth, top 2% with flour.
- Bulgur: top 4% of pairs with amaranth, top 1% with flour.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with amaranth and flour
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 5 carry a course label; 1 is baking.
Some of these have the ingredient list only, without the method. Where we have the original source, the recipe page links to it.
The count of 22 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list is shorter because it shows only recipes whose ingredient lines name both. Open a few to see how they are used.
Can you swap one for the other?
No. Amaranth and flour are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
See the scienceshared molecules, aroma labels and where this pair ranks
What they have in common
Almost everything flour carries, amaranth has too: 115 of flour's 115 flavor molecules also occur in amaranth. Among the shared key aromas are isobutyraldehyde (malty, green) and eugenol (clove, spicy). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
All 115 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 97 only in amaranth and the 0 only in flour.
Amaranth and flour questions
Do amaranth and flour go together?
22 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 115 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 1% of random ingredient pairs.
What do amaranth and flour have in common?
Almost everything flour carries, amaranth has too: 115 of flour's 115 flavor molecules also occur in amaranth. Among the shared key aromas are isobutyraldehyde (malty, green) and eugenol (clove, spicy). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
What goes with amaranth and flour?
Spelt is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with amaranth and top 1% with flour. Wild rice and arrowroot also fit both.
What can you make with amaranth and flour?
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 5 carry a course label; 1 is baking. Common dishes include Banana Bread with Amaranth Flour, Amaranth Banana Pancakes, Amaranth Cakes with Wild Mushrooms, Gluten-Free Amaranth Baking Powder Bread.
Can I use flour instead of amaranth?
No. Amaranth and flour are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
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Ranks compare this pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. Molecule counts are what the studies and databases we aggregate have reported for each ingredient: a measure of coverage, not a full census. How we score pairs
Cite this analysis
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Amaranth vs Flour. https://compkitchen.com/compare/amaranth-vs-flour. Accessed 2026-11-14.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Amaranth vs Flour},
author = {{CompKitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/amaranth-vs-flour},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.