Broccoli + Lime
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 287 recipes, and they share 225 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.
Do broccoli and lime go together?
Yes. 287 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 225 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 4% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of broccoli's flavor molecules (225 of 298) also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and nonanal (fat, citrus).
What each one brings
broccoli
The sulfurous side. Sulfurous notes make up 9% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for lime. It carries 73 molecules lime doesn't have.
lime
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for broccoli. It carries 74 molecules broccoli doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Lemon grass: the best fit for both, top 5% of pairs with broccoli, top 1% with lime.
- Jicama: top 2% of pairs with broccoli, top 1% with lime.
- Coriander: top 5% of pairs with broccoli, top 1% with lime.
- Avocado: top 4% of pairs with broccoli, top 1% with lime.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with broccoli and lime
Mostly salads: 15 of the 30 recipes with a course label are salads.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of broccoli's and 75% of lime's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 225 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 73 only in broccoli and the 74 only in lime.
Broccoli and lime questions
Do broccoli and lime go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 287 recipes, and they share 225 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do broccoli and lime taste good together?
More than half of broccoli's flavor molecules (225 of 298) also occur in lime. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and nonanal (fat, citrus).
What goes with broccoli and lime?
Lemon grass is the best third ingredient: top 5% of pairs with broccoli and top 1% with lime. Jicama and coriander also fit both.
What can you make with broccoli and lime?
Mostly salads: 15 of the 30 recipes with a course label are salads. Common dishes include Barramundi Recipe, Big Bowl Lettuce Wraps, Burmese Raw Cabbage Salad, Burmese-style Rice Salad.
Can I use lime instead of broccoli?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (76% of broccoli's and 75% of lime'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: Broccoli vs Lime. https://compkitchen.com/compare/broccoli-vs-lime. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_broccoli_vs_lime_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Broccoli vs Lime},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/broccoli-vs-lime},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.