Ginger + Raisin
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,242 recipes, and they share 111 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Do ginger and raisin go together?
Yes. 1,242 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 111 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 11% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything raisin carries, ginger has too: 111 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in ginger. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
What each one brings
ginger
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for raisin. It carries 322 molecules raisin doesn't have.
raisin
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for ginger. It carries 18 molecules ginger doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with ginger, top 1% with raisin.
- Cardamom: top 1% of pairs with ginger, top 8% with raisin.
- Clove: top 1% of pairs with ginger, top 9% with raisin.
- Turmeric: top 1% of pairs with ginger, top 14% with raisin.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with ginger and raisin
Mostly desserts: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (111 of 129) are also found in ginger, but ginger has 322 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of ginger's character without most of its herbal side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 111 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 322 only in ginger and the 18 only in raisin.
Ginger and raisin questions
Do ginger and raisin go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,242 recipes, and they share 111 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do ginger and raisin taste good together?
Almost everything raisin carries, ginger has too: 111 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in ginger. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and 2-nonanone (fruity, floral).
What goes with ginger and raisin?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with ginger and top 1% with raisin. Cardamom and clove also fit both.
What can you make with ginger and raisin?
Mostly desserts: 2 of the 3 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Easter Buns, Orange Wine, Potato Pound.
Can I use raisin instead of ginger?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (111 of 129) are also found in ginger, but ginger has 322 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of ginger's character without most of its herbal 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: Ginger vs Raisin. https://compkitchen.com/compare/ginger-vs-raisin. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Ginger vs Raisin},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/ginger-vs-raisin},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.