Mango + Clove
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 124 recipes, and they share 237 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Do mango and clove go together?
Yes. 124 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 237 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 9% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (237 of 311) also occur in mango. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine) and gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
What each one brings
mango
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 20% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 17% for clove. It carries 169 molecules clove doesn't have.
clove
Much the same character. It carries 74 molecules mango doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 8% of pairs with mango, top 1% with clove.
- Cardamom: top 4% of pairs with mango, top 1% with clove.
- Allspice: top 9% of pairs with mango, top 1% with clove.
- Ginger: top 5% of pairs with mango, top 1% with clove.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with mango and clove
Mostly mains: 15 of the 23 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (237 of 311) are also found in mango, but mango has 169 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of mango's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 237 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 169 only in mango and the 74 only in clove.
Mango and clove questions
Do mango and clove go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 124 recipes, and they share 237 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do mango and clove taste good together?
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (237 of 311) also occur in mango. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine) and gamma-decalactone (peach, creamy).
What goes with mango and clove?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 8% of pairs with mango and top 1% with clove. Cardamom and allspice also fit both.
What can you make with mango and clove?
Mostly mains: 15 of the 23 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Aromatic Rice Salad with Mango Chutney, California Avocado Mango Salad, Hawaiian Mango Chutney, Honey Mango Sauce.
Can I use clove instead of mango?
Only partly. Most of clove's flavor molecules (237 of 311) are also found in mango, but mango has 169 that clove lacks. Clove gives you part of mango's character without most of its fruit. 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: Mango vs Clove. https://compkitchen.com/compare/mango-vs-clove. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_mango_vs_clove_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Mango vs Clove},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/mango-vs-clove},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.