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Coriander + Thyme

A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 427 recipes, and they share 250 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.

Smell alikestrong
Cooked together427 recipes
Ranktop 4% of pairs
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105coriander only 250shared 53thyme only Coriander · 355 Thyme · 303
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do coriander and thyme go together?

Yes. 427 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 250 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 4% of every ingredient pair we score.

Why they work

Almost everything thyme carries, coriander has too: 250 of thyme's 303 flavor molecules also occur in coriander. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

What each one brings

coriander

The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for thyme. It carries 105 molecules thyme doesn't have.

thyme

The fruit. Fruity notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for coriander. It carries 53 molecules coriander doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Lime: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with coriander, top 1% with thyme.
  • Marjoram: top 4% of pairs with coriander, top 1% with thyme.
  • Cumin: top 1% of pairs with coriander, top 3% with thyme.
  • Fennel: top 1% of pairs with coriander, top 1% with thyme.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with coriander and thyme

Almost always mains: 30 of the 36 recipes with a course label are mains.

Ajiaco BogotanoBreakfast Grain PattiesBriam-stuffed Halloumi Wrapped in LountzaButternut Squash Soup ICaribbean Black Beans with Mango SalsaChicken Livers aux Herbes

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Can you swap one for the other?

Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (70% of coriander's and 83% of thyme's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

All 250 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 105 only in coriander and the 53 only in thyme.

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Coriander and thyme questions

Do coriander and thyme go together?

A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 427 recipes, and they share 250 flavor molecules: the top 4% of all ingredient pairs.

Why do coriander and thyme taste good together?

Almost everything thyme carries, coriander has too: 250 of thyme's 303 flavor molecules also occur in coriander. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).

What goes with coriander and thyme?

Lime is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with coriander and top 1% with thyme. Marjoram and cumin also fit both.

What can you make with coriander and thyme?

Almost always mains: 30 of the 36 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Ajiaco Bogotano, Breakfast Grain Patties, Briam-stuffed Halloumi Wrapped in Lountza, Butternut Squash Soup I.

Can I use thyme instead of coriander?

Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (70% of coriander's and 83% of thyme's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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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
Plain text
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Coriander vs Thyme. https://compkitchen.com/compare/coriander-vs-thyme. Accessed 2026-11-04.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_coriander_vs_thyme_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Coriander vs Thyme},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/coriander-vs-thyme},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.