Clove + Broccoli
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 547 recipes, and they share 220 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Do clove and broccoli go together?
Yes. 547 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 220 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 10% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of broccoli's flavor molecules (220 of 298) also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and coumarin (sweet, hay).
What each one brings
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for broccoli. It carries 91 molecules broccoli doesn't have.
broccoli
The tartness. Sour notes make up 19% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for clove. It carries 78 molecules clove doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with clove, top 9% with broccoli.
- Allspice: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 9% with broccoli.
- Cardamom: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 7% with broccoli.
- Mustard: top 8% of pairs with clove, top 1% with broccoli.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with clove and broccoli
Mostly mains: 99 of the 124 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 (71% of clove's and 74% of broccoli's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 220 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 91 only in clove and the 78 only in broccoli.
Clove and broccoli questions
Do clove and broccoli go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 547 recipes, and they share 220 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do clove and broccoli taste good together?
More than half of broccoli's flavor molecules (220 of 298) also occur in clove. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and coumarin (sweet, hay).
What goes with clove and broccoli?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with clove and top 9% with broccoli. Allspice and cardamom also fit both.
What can you make with clove and broccoli?
Mostly mains: 99 of the 124 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include All-weather Broccoli Soup, Beef and Broccoli Noodle Soup, Broccoli and Mushroom Dip, Broccoli with Red Pepper Sauce.
Can I use broccoli instead of clove?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (71% of clove's and 74% of broccoli'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: Clove vs Broccoli. https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-broccoli. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Clove vs Broccoli},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-broccoli},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.