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Ham + Raisin

A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 13 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 40% of all ingredient pairs.

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Cooked together13 recipes
Ranktop 40% of pairs
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89ham only 15shared 114raisin only Ham · 104 Raisin · 129
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do ham and raisin go together?

Yes, in practice. 13 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 15 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 40% of every ingredient pair we score.

What they have in common

They overlap on 15 flavor molecules: 14% of ham's 104. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.

What each one brings

ham

The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for raisin. It carries 89 molecules raisin doesn't have.

raisin

The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 5% for ham. It carries 114 molecules ham doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Flour: the best fit for both, top 33% of pairs with ham, top 1% with raisin.
  • Bread: top 7% of pairs with ham, top 17% with raisin.
  • Almond: top 30% of pairs with ham, top 2% with raisin.
  • Cinnamon: top 34% of pairs with ham, top 1% with raisin.

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

Recipes with ham and raisin

We have no browsable recipe that lists both ham and raisin.

Can you swap one for the other?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: ham has 89 molecules raisin doesn't, and raisin has 114 that ham doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

All 15 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 89 only in ham and the 114 only in raisin.

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Ham and raisin questions

Do ham and raisin go together?

A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 13 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 40% of all ingredient pairs.

What do ham and raisin have in common?

They overlap on 15 flavor molecules: 14% of ham's 104. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.

What goes with ham and raisin?

Flour is the best third ingredient: top 33% of pairs with ham and top 1% with raisin. Bread and almond also fit both.

Can I use raisin instead of ham?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: ham has 89 molecules raisin doesn't, and raisin has 114 that ham doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. 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: Ham vs Raisin. https://compkitchen.com/compare/ham-vs-raisin. Accessed 2026-11-04.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_ham_vs_raisin_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Ham vs Raisin},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/ham-vs-raisin},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}

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