Cabbage + Nutmeg
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 187 recipes, and they share 234 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Do cabbage and nutmeg go together?
Yes. 187 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 234 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 14% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of nutmeg's flavor molecules (234 of 301) also occur in cabbage. Among the shared key aromas are 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
cabbage
The sulfurous side. Sulfurous notes make up 11% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for nutmeg. It carries 157 molecules nutmeg doesn't have.
nutmeg
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for cabbage. It carries 67 molecules cabbage doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 11% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with nutmeg.
- Allspice: top 10% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with nutmeg.
- Clove: top 12% of pairs with cabbage, top 1% with nutmeg.
- Chestnut: top 6% of pairs with cabbage, top 3% with nutmeg.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with cabbage and nutmeg
Almost always mains: 2 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of nutmeg's flavor molecules (234 of 301) are also found in cabbage, but cabbage has 157 that nutmeg lacks. Nutmeg gives you part of cabbage's character without most of its sulfurous side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 234 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 157 only in cabbage and the 67 only in nutmeg.
Cabbage and nutmeg questions
Do cabbage and nutmeg go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 187 recipes, and they share 234 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do cabbage and nutmeg taste good together?
More than half of nutmeg's flavor molecules (234 of 301) also occur in cabbage. Among the shared key aromas are 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with cabbage and nutmeg?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 11% of pairs with cabbage and top 1% with nutmeg. Allspice and clove also fit both.
What can you make with cabbage and nutmeg?
Almost always mains: 2 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Cabbage Pudding with Tomato Sauce, Colcannon.
Can I use nutmeg instead of cabbage?
Only partly. Most of nutmeg's flavor molecules (234 of 301) are also found in cabbage, but cabbage has 157 that nutmeg lacks. Nutmeg gives you part of cabbage's character without most of its sulfurous side. 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: Cabbage vs Nutmeg. https://compkitchen.com/compare/cabbage-vs-nutmeg. Accessed 2026-11-03.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Cabbage vs Nutmeg},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/cabbage-vs-nutmeg},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.