Lime + Marjoram
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 59 recipes, and they share 240 flavor molecules: the top 1% of all ingredient pairs.
Do lime and marjoram go together?
Yes. 59 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 240 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 1% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything lime carries, marjoram has too: 240 of lime's 299 flavor molecules also occur in marjoram. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What each one brings
lime
Much the same character. It carries 59 molecules marjoram doesn't have.
marjoram
The spice. Spicy notes make up 6% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for lime. It carries 65 molecules lime doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Thyme: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with lime, top 1% with marjoram.
- Coriander: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 4% with marjoram.
- Oregano: top 2% of pairs with lime, top 1% with marjoram.
- Winter savory: top 6% of pairs with lime, top 1% with marjoram.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with lime and marjoram
Almost always mains: 4 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (80% of lime's and 79% of marjoram's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 240 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 59 only in lime and the 65 only in marjoram.
Lime and marjoram questions
Do lime and marjoram go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 59 recipes, and they share 240 flavor molecules: the top 1% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do lime and marjoram taste good together?
Almost everything lime carries, marjoram has too: 240 of lime's 299 flavor molecules also occur in marjoram. Among the shared key aromas are beta-phellandrene (minty, terpene) and eucalyptol (eucalyptus, herbal).
What goes with lime and marjoram?
Thyme is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with lime and top 1% with marjoram. Coriander and oregano also fit both.
What can you make with lime and marjoram?
Almost always mains: 4 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Lime Rice and Black-eyed Peas, Aash-e Aab Leemoo, Bajan Spice Blend, Homemade Mayonnaise.
Can I use marjoram instead of lime?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (80% of lime's and 79% of marjoram's are shared). 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: Lime vs Marjoram. https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-marjoram. Accessed 2026-11-05.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Marjoram},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-marjoram},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.