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Apple cider vinegar + Tomato

36apple cidervinegar only 46shared 464tomatoonly Apple cider vinegar · 82 Tomato · 510
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

217 recipes mention both · top 8% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesmoderate
Mentioned together217 recipes
Ranktop 8% of pairs
Try them in the pairing tool Apple cider vinegar Tomato

Do apple cider vinegar and tomato go together?

Many recipes mention both. 217 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 46 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 8% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Olive: the best fit for both, top 5% of pairs with apple cider vinegar, top 1% with tomato.
  • Vinegar: top 1% of pairs with apple cider vinegar, top 7% with tomato.
  • Capsicum: top 9% of pairs with apple cider vinegar, top 1% with tomato.
  • Garlic: top 6% of pairs with apple cider vinegar, top 2% with tomato.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with apple cider vinegar and tomato

Mostly mains: 12 of the 22 recipes with a course label are mains.

Amish Tomato KetchupApple BBQ PorkGreen Tomato ChutneyMorgan Estate Green Tomato RelishTomato Bundt CakeAsian Meatballs with Tomato-Ginger Chutney

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 217 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.

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Can you swap one for the other?

No. Apple cider vinegar and tomato 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

More than half of apple cider vinegar's flavor molecules (46 of 82) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are furaneol (caramel, strawberry) and 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 46 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 36 only in apple cider vinegar and the 464 only in tomato.

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Apple cider vinegar and tomato questions

Do apple cider vinegar and tomato go together?

217 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 46 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 8% of random ingredient pairs.

What do apple cider vinegar and tomato have in common?

More than half of apple cider vinegar's flavor molecules (46 of 82) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are furaneol (caramel, strawberry) and 3-methylbutanol (malty, whiskey). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with apple cider vinegar and tomato?

Olive is the best third ingredient: top 5% of pairs with apple cider vinegar and top 1% with tomato. Vinegar and capsicum also fit both.

What can you make with apple cider vinegar and tomato?

Mostly mains: 12 of the 22 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Amish Tomato Ketchup, Apple BBQ Pork, Green Tomato Chutney, Morgan Estate Green Tomato Relish.

Can I use tomato instead of apple cider vinegar?

No. Apple cider vinegar and tomato 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
Plain text
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Apple Cider Vinegar vs Tomato. https://compkitchen.com/compare/apple-cider-vinegar-vs-tomato. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_apple_cider_vinegar_vs_tomato_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Apple Cider Vinegar vs Tomato},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/apple-cider-vinegar-vs-tomato},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.