Clove + Grape
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,675 recipes, and they share 245 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Do clove and grape go together?
Yes. 1,675 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 245 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 10% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (245 of 311) also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin) and ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
What each one brings
clove
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 11% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for grape. It carries 66 molecules grape doesn't have.
grape
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 23% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 17% for clove. It carries 325 molecules clove doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with clove, top 9% with grape.
- Allspice: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 12% with grape.
- Apple: top 6% of pairs with clove, top 1% with grape.
- Cardamom: top 1% of pairs with clove, top 12% with grape.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with clove and grape
Mostly desserts: 274 of the 412 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (245 of 311) are also found in grape, but grape has 325 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of grape's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 245 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 66 only in clove and the 325 only in grape.
Clove and grape questions
Do clove and grape go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,675 recipes, and they share 245 flavor molecules: the top 10% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do clove and grape taste good together?
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (245 of 311) also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are cuminaldehyde (Spicy, cumin) and ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).
What goes with clove and grape?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with clove and top 9% with grape. Allspice and apple also fit both.
What can you make with clove and grape?
Mostly desserts: 274 of the 412 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Grape Catsup, Spiced Grapes, Grape Nuts and Apple Pudding, Spiced Grape Butter.
Can I use grape instead of clove?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (245 of 311) are also found in grape, but grape has 325 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of grape's character without most of its fruit. 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 Grape. https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-grape. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Clove vs Grape},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/clove-vs-grape},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.