Hops + Potato
Not a natural pairing: they share little aroma and few recipes use both, which puts them in the top 39% of all ingredient pairs.
Do hops and potato go together?
Not really. 3 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 31 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 39% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
They overlap on 31 flavor molecules: 27% of hops's 115. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What each one brings
hops
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 35% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 13% for potato. It carries 84 molecules potato doesn't have.
potato
The roast. Roasted notes make up 11% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 0% for hops. It carries 428 molecules hops doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Corn: the best fit for both, top 37% of pairs with hops, top 5% with potato.
- Rice: top 33% of pairs with hops, top 7% with potato.
- Milk: top 28% of pairs with hops, top 9% with potato.
- Mustard: top 33% of pairs with hops, top 7% with potato.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with hops and potato
Spread across courses: mains lead with 9 of the 25 recipes with a course label, then breads (8).
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: hops has 84 molecules potato doesn't, and potato has 428 that hops 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 31 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 84 only in hops and the 428 only in potato.
Hops and potato questions
Do hops and potato go together?
Not a natural pairing: they share little aroma and few recipes use both, which puts them in the top 39% of all ingredient pairs.
What do hops and potato have in common?
They overlap on 31 flavor molecules: 27% of hops's 115. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What goes with hops and potato?
Corn is the best third ingredient: top 37% of pairs with hops and top 5% with potato. Rice and milk also fit both.
What can you make with hops and potato?
Spread across courses: mains lead with 9 of the 25 recipes with a course label, then breads (8). Common dishes include Potato Yeast, Mashed Potato Yeast, Dry Yeast, Hop Yeast.
Can I use potato instead of hops?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: hops has 84 molecules potato doesn't, and potato has 428 that hops 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.
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: Hops vs Potato. https://compkitchen.com/compare/hops-vs-potato. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_hops_vs_potato_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Hops vs Potato},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/hops-vs-potato},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.