Lime + Potato
424 recipes mention both · top 6% of pairs
CompKitchen is a free flavor-pairing site: it compares the aroma molecules two foods share and how often cooks put them together. No account needed.
Do lime and potato go together?
Many recipes mention both. 424 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 241 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 6% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.
Add a third ingredient
- Coriander: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with lime, top 4% with potato.
- Lemon grass: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 7% with potato.
- Dill: top 3% of pairs with lime, top 2% with potato.
- Cumin: top 1% of pairs with lime, top 5% with potato.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with lime and potato
Mostly mains: 56 of the 76 recipes with a course label are mains.
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 424 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.
Can you swap one for the other?
No. Lime and potato are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
See the scienceshared molecules, aroma labels and where this pair ranks
What they have in common
Almost everything lime carries, potato has too: 241 of lime's 299 flavor molecules also occur in potato. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and sabinene (woody, terpenic). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
All 241 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 58 only in lime and the 218 only in potato.
Lime and potato questions
Do lime and potato go together?
424 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 241 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 6% of random ingredient pairs.
What do lime and potato have in common?
Almost everything lime carries, potato has too: 241 of lime's 299 flavor molecules also occur in potato. Among the shared key aromas are myrcene (balsamic, herbaceous) and sabinene (woody, terpenic). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
What goes with lime and potato?
Coriander is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with lime and top 4% with potato. Lemon grass and dill also fit both.
What can you make with lime and potato?
Mostly mains: 56 of the 76 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Beef fillet with creamy tarragon and lime potatoes, Potato curry with lime & cucumber raita, Roasted Potato Wedges with Cilantro-Lime Mayonnaise, Salmon, avocado & potato salad with lime & chilli mayo.
Can I use potato instead of lime?
No. Lime and potato are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. 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
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Potato. https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-potato. Accessed 2026-11-12.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Lime vs Potato},
author = {{CompKitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/lime-vs-potato},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-12}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.