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Lime + Kiwifruit

72lime only 227shared 100kiwifruitonly Lime · 299 Kiwifruit · 327
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

76 recipes mention both · top 2% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesstrong
Mentioned together76 recipes
Ranktop 2% of pairs
Try them in the pairing tool Lime Kiwifruit

Do lime and kiwifruit go together?

Some recipes mention both. 76 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 227 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 2% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Mango: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with lime, top 1% with kiwifruit.
  • Coriander: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 6% with kiwifruit.
  • Mint: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 3% with kiwifruit.
  • Papaya: top 3% of pairs with lime, top 2% with kiwifruit.

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

Recipes with lime and kiwifruit

Mostly desserts: 10 of the 18 recipes with a course label are desserts.

Kiwifruit Lime TartsKiwifruit Tart with Lime Curd FillingPear, Kiwi and Lime JuiceHoney Lime Fruit Toss 2 versionsFrozen fruit sticks with passion fruit & lime drizzleKiwi-Lime Pork Ribs

Some of these have the ingredient list only, without the method. Where we have the original source, the recipe page links to it.

The count of 76 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list is shorter because it shows only recipes whose ingredient lines name both. Open a few to see how they are used.

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Can you swap one for the other?

Only partly. Most of lime's flavor molecules (227 of 299) are also found in kiwifruit, but kiwifruit has 100 that lime lacks. Lime gives you part of kiwifruit's character. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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What they have in common

More than half of lime's flavor molecules (227 of 299) also occur in kiwifruit. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and linalool (floral, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 227 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 72 only in lime and the 100 only in kiwifruit.

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Lime and kiwifruit questions

Do lime and kiwifruit go together?

76 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 227 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 2% of random ingredient pairs.

What do lime and kiwifruit have in common?

More than half of lime's flavor molecules (227 of 299) also occur in kiwifruit. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and linalool (floral, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with lime and kiwifruit?

Mango is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with lime and top 1% with kiwifruit. Coriander and mint also fit both.

What can you make with lime and kiwifruit?

Mostly desserts: 10 of the 18 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Kiwifruit Lime Tarts, Kiwifruit Tart with Lime Curd Filling, Pear, Kiwi and Lime Juice, Honey Lime Fruit Toss.

Can I use kiwifruit instead of lime?

Only partly. Most of lime's flavor molecules (227 of 299) are also found in kiwifruit, but kiwifruit has 100 that lime lacks. Lime gives you part of kiwifruit's character. 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
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Kiwifruit. https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-kiwifruit. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_lime_vs_kiwifruit_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Kiwifruit},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-kiwifruit},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.