Cinnamon + Tarragon
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 61 recipes, and they share 236 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Do cinnamon and tarragon go together?
Yes. 61 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 236 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 5% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything tarragon carries, cinnamon has too: 236 of tarragon's 270 flavor molecules also occur in cinnamon. Among the shared key aromas are cinnamyl acetate (sweet aromatic, cinnamon) and 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
What each one brings
cinnamon
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 12% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for tarragon. It carries 88 molecules tarragon doesn't have.
tarragon
Much the same character. It carries 34 molecules cinnamon doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Nutmeg: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with cinnamon, top 4% with tarragon.
- Star anise: top 1% of pairs with cinnamon, top 2% with tarragon.
- Fennel: top 2% of pairs with cinnamon, top 1% with tarragon.
- Allspice: top 1% of pairs with cinnamon, top 3% with tarragon.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with cinnamon and tarragon
Mostly mains: 4 of the 6 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (73% of cinnamon's and 87% of tarragon's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 236 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 88 only in cinnamon and the 34 only in tarragon.
Cinnamon and tarragon questions
Do cinnamon and tarragon go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 61 recipes, and they share 236 flavor molecules: the top 5% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do cinnamon and tarragon taste good together?
Almost everything tarragon carries, cinnamon has too: 236 of tarragon's 270 flavor molecules also occur in cinnamon. Among the shared key aromas are cinnamyl acetate (sweet aromatic, cinnamon) and 4-methoxybenzaldehyde (sweet, anise).
What goes with cinnamon and tarragon?
Nutmeg is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with cinnamon and top 4% with tarragon. Star anise and fennel also fit both.
What can you make with cinnamon and tarragon?
Mostly mains: 4 of the 6 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Maple Tarragon Sweet Potatoes, Apple Sauce, Chili Sauce, Spicy Veal Roast.
Can I use tarragon instead of cinnamon?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (73% of cinnamon's and 87% of tarragon'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: Cinnamon vs Tarragon. https://compkitchen.com/compare/cinnamon-vs-tarragon. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Cinnamon vs Tarragon},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/cinnamon-vs-tarragon},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.