Apricot + Persimmon
Promising but untested: they share 226 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 3 recipes use both. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs.
Do apricot and persimmon go together?
Possibly. 3 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 226 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 16% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything persimmon carries, apricot has too: 226 of persimmon's 243 flavor molecules also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine) and 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
What each one brings
apricot
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 23% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for persimmon. It carries 156 molecules persimmon doesn't have.
persimmon
The tartness. Sour notes make up 19% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 14% for apricot. It carries 17 molecules apricot doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Vanilla: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with apricot, top 3% with persimmon.
- Pomegranate: top 8% of pairs with apricot, top 1% with persimmon.
- Cinnamon: top 8% of pairs with apricot, top 1% with persimmon.
- Fig: top 1% of pairs with apricot, top 10% with persimmon.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with apricot and persimmon
We have no browsable recipe that lists both apricot and persimmon. With this much shared aroma, it is the kind of novel pairing worth testing.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of persimmon's flavor molecules (226 of 243) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 156 that persimmon lacks. Persimmon gives you part of apricot's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 226 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 156 only in apricot and the 17 only in persimmon.
Apricot and persimmon questions
Do apricot and persimmon go together?
Promising but untested: they share 226 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 3 recipes use both. They rank in the top 16% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do apricot and persimmon taste good together?
Almost everything persimmon carries, apricot has too: 226 of persimmon's 243 flavor molecules also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine) and 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
What goes with apricot and persimmon?
Vanilla is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with apricot and top 3% with persimmon. Pomegranate and cinnamon also fit both.
Can I use persimmon instead of apricot?
Only partly. Almost all of persimmon's flavor molecules (226 of 243) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 156 that persimmon lacks. Persimmon gives you part of apricot's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
Compare other ingredients
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
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Apricot vs Persimmon. https://compkitchen.com/compare/apricot-vs-persimmon. Accessed 2026-11-05.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_apricot_vs_persimmon_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Apricot vs Persimmon},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/apricot-vs-persimmon},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.