Bartlett pear + Lemon
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 33 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 30% of all ingredient pairs.
Do bartlett pear and lemon go together?
Yes, in practice. 33 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 21 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 30% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
They overlap on 21 flavor molecules: 38% of bartlett pear's 55. Among the shared key aromas are trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy) and nonanal (fat, citrus). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What each one brings
bartlett pear
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 54% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for lemon. It carries 34 molecules lemon doesn't have.
lemon
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 4% for bartlett pear. It carries 337 molecules bartlett pear doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Pear: the best fit for both, top 7% of pairs with bartlett pear, top 13% with lemon.
- Orange: top 28% of pairs with bartlett pear, top 1% with lemon.
- Plum: top 9% of pairs with bartlett pear, top 14% with lemon.
- Fennel: top 33% of pairs with bartlett pear, top 1% with lemon.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with bartlett pear and lemon
Mostly desserts: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: bartlett pear has 34 molecules lemon doesn't, and lemon has 337 that bartlett pear doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 21 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 34 only in bartlett pear and the 337 only in lemon.
Bartlett pear and lemon questions
Do bartlett pear and lemon go together?
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 33 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 30% of all ingredient pairs.
What do bartlett pear and lemon have in common?
They overlap on 21 flavor molecules: 38% of bartlett pear's 55. Among the shared key aromas are trans-2-hexenal (green, leafy) and nonanal (fat, citrus). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What goes with bartlett pear and lemon?
Pear is the best third ingredient: top 7% of pairs with bartlett pear and top 13% with lemon. Orange and plum also fit both.
What can you make with bartlett pear and lemon?
Mostly desserts: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Mixed Pickle (Spanish), Pear Marmalade, Pear Pie.
Can I use lemon instead of bartlett pear?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: bartlett pear has 34 molecules lemon doesn't, and lemon has 337 that bartlett pear doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. 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: Bartlett Pear vs Lemon. https://compkitchen.com/compare/bartlett-pear-vs-lemon. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Bartlett Pear vs Lemon},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/bartlett-pear-vs-lemon},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.