Mace + Marjoram
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 767 recipes, and they share 28 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Do mace and marjoram go together?
Yes. 767 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 28 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 12% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything mace carries, marjoram has too: 28 of mace's 34 flavor molecules also occur in marjoram. Among the shared key aromas are methyleugenol (clove, spice) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What each one brings
mace
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 31% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 14% for marjoram. It carries 6 molecules marjoram doesn't have.
marjoram
The tartness. Sour notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for mace. It carries 277 molecules mace doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Winter savory: the best fit for both, top 11% of pairs with mace, top 1% with marjoram.
- Thyme: top 14% of pairs with mace, top 1% with marjoram.
- Nutmeg: top 4% of pairs with mace, top 1% with marjoram.
- Allspice: top 7% of pairs with mace, 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 mace and marjoram
Almost always mains: 6 of the 6 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of mace's flavor molecules (28 of 34) are also found in marjoram, but marjoram has 277 that mace lacks. Mace gives you part of marjoram's character without most of its tartness. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 28 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 6 only in mace and the 277 only in marjoram.
Mace and marjoram questions
Do mace and marjoram go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 767 recipes, and they share 28 flavor molecules: the top 12% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do mace and marjoram taste good together?
Almost everything mace carries, marjoram has too: 28 of mace's 34 flavor molecules also occur in marjoram. Among the shared key aromas are methyleugenol (clove, spice) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine).
What goes with mace and marjoram?
Winter savory is the best third ingredient: top 11% of pairs with mace and top 1% with marjoram. Thyme and nutmeg also fit both.
What can you make with mace and marjoram?
Almost always mains: 6 of the 6 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Hare or Rabbit Soup, A Boned Turkey, Blanche Kammerer, Collared Pork.
Can I use marjoram instead of mace?
Only partly. Most of mace's flavor molecules (28 of 34) are also found in marjoram, but marjoram has 277 that mace lacks. Mace gives you part of marjoram's character without most of its tartness. 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: Mace vs Marjoram. https://compkitchen.com/compare/mace-vs-marjoram. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_mace_vs_marjoram_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Mace vs Marjoram},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/mace-vs-marjoram},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.