Jicama + Sesame
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 13 recipes, and they share 204 flavor molecules: the top 2% of all ingredient pairs. We hold little distinguishing chemistry for one of them, so the recipe count carries this verdict.
Do jicama and sesame go together?
Yes. 13 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 204 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 2% of every ingredient pair we score.
Read this with the evidence note above in mind.
Why they work
Almost everything jicama carries, sesame has too: 204 of jicama's 204 flavor molecules also occur in sesame. Among the shared key aromas are coumarin (sweet, hay) and 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
What each one brings
jicama
The floral side. Floral notes make up 13% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for sesame. Every molecule it carries is also in sesame.
sesame
The roast. Roasted notes make up 11% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for jicama. It carries 91 molecules jicama doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Welsh onion: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with jicama, top 1% with sesame.
- Water chestnut: top 1% of pairs with jicama, top 1% with sesame.
- Avocado: top 1% of pairs with jicama, top 1% with sesame.
- Agave: top 1% of pairs with jicama, top 4% with sesame.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with jicama and sesame
Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of jicama's flavor molecules (204 of 204) are also found in sesame, but sesame has 91 that jicama lacks. Jicama gives you part of sesame's character without most of its roast. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 204 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 0 only in jicama and the 91 only in sesame.
Jicama and sesame questions
Do jicama and sesame go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 13 recipes, and they share 204 flavor molecules: the top 2% of all ingredient pairs. We hold little distinguishing chemistry for one of them, so the recipe count carries this verdict.
Why do jicama and sesame taste good together?
Almost everything jicama carries, sesame has too: 204 of jicama's 204 flavor molecules also occur in sesame. Among the shared key aromas are coumarin (sweet, hay) and 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate).
What goes with jicama and sesame?
Welsh onion is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with jicama and top 1% with sesame. Water chestnut and avocado also fit both.
What can you make with jicama and sesame?
Almost always mains: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include East Meets West Rojak (Fruit Salad).
Can I use sesame instead of jicama?
Only partly. Almost all of jicama's flavor molecules (204 of 204) are also found in sesame, but sesame has 91 that jicama lacks. Jicama gives you part of sesame's character without most of its roast. 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: Jicama vs Sesame. https://compkitchen.com/compare/jicama-vs-sesame. Accessed 2026-11-05.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_jicama_vs_sesame_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Jicama vs Sesame},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/jicama-vs-sesame},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.