Black currant + Plum
Promising but untested: they share 268 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 5 recipes use both. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Do black currant and plum go together?
Possibly. 5 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 268 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 12% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of black currant's flavor molecules (268 of 351) also occur in plum. Among the shared key aromas are damascenone (apple, rose) and 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
What each one brings
black currant
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 10% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for plum. It carries 83 molecules plum doesn't have.
plum
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 25% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 15% for black currant. It carries 113 molecules black currant doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Red currant: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with black currant, top 9% with plum.
- Blackberry: top 4% of pairs with black currant, top 4% with plum.
- Apple: top 6% of pairs with black currant, top 2% with plum.
- Vanilla: top 4% of pairs with black currant, top 4% with plum.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with black currant and plum
We have no browsable recipe that lists both black currant and plum. With this much shared aroma, it is the kind of novel pairing worth testing.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of black currant's and 70% of plum's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 268 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 83 only in black currant and the 113 only in plum.
Black currant and plum questions
Do black currant and plum go together?
Promising but untested: they share 268 flavor molecules (strong aroma overlap), yet only 5 recipes use both. They rank in the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do black currant and plum taste good together?
More than half of black currant's flavor molecules (268 of 351) also occur in plum. Among the shared key aromas are damascenone (apple, rose) and 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
What goes with black currant and plum?
Red currant is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with black currant and top 9% with plum. Blackberry and apple also fit both.
Can I use plum instead of black currant?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of black currant's and 70% of plum's are shared). 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: Black Currant vs Plum. https://compkitchen.com/compare/black-currant-vs-plum. Accessed 2026-11-06.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_black_currant_vs_plum_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Black Currant vs Plum},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/black-currant-vs-plum},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-06}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.