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Apricot + Kiwifruit

127apricot only 255shared 72kiwifruitonly Apricot · 382 Kiwifruit · 327
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

13 recipes mention both · top 5% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesstrong
Mentioned together13 recipes
Ranktop 5% of pairs
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Do apricot and kiwifruit go together?

A few recipes mention both. 13 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 255 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 5% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Peach: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with apricot, top 3% with kiwifruit.
  • Strawberry: top 2% of pairs with apricot, top 1% with kiwifruit.
  • Mango: top 3% of pairs with apricot, top 1% with kiwifruit.
  • Pineapple: top 2% of pairs with apricot, top 2% with kiwifruit.

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

Recipes with apricot and kiwifruit

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 3 carry a course label; all 3 are desserts.

Tropical California Apricot SaladKiwifruit Tart with Lime Curd FillingChocolate Shortcut ShortcakeBakery Fruit TartCannoli Cream with Fresh Fruit (Crema di Ricotta alla Frutta Fresca)Fresh Fruit Tart with Ginger Snap Crust

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 13 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?

Only partly. Most of kiwifruit's flavor molecules (255 of 327) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 127 that kiwifruit lacks. Kiwifruit gives you part of apricot's character. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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What they have in common

More than half of kiwifruit's flavor molecules (255 of 327) also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal) and damascenone (apple, rose). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 255 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 127 only in apricot and the 72 only in kiwifruit.

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Apricot and kiwifruit questions

Do apricot and kiwifruit go together?

13 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 255 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 5% of random ingredient pairs.

What do apricot and kiwifruit have in common?

More than half of kiwifruit's flavor molecules (255 of 327) also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl isobutyrate (fruity, ethereal) and damascenone (apple, rose). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with apricot and kiwifruit?

Peach is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with apricot and top 3% with kiwifruit. Strawberry and mango also fit both.

What can you make with apricot and kiwifruit?

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 3 carry a course label; all 3 are desserts. Common dishes include Tropical California Apricot Salad, Kiwifruit Tart with Lime Curd Filling, Chocolate Shortcut Shortcake, Bakery Fruit Tart.

Can I use kiwifruit instead of apricot?

Only partly. Most of kiwifruit's flavor molecules (255 of 327) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 127 that kiwifruit lacks. Kiwifruit gives you part of apricot's character. 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: Apricot vs Kiwifruit. https://compkitchen.com/compare/apricot-vs-kiwifruit. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_apricot_vs_kiwifruit_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Apricot vs Kiwifruit},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/apricot-vs-kiwifruit},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

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