Peas + Apricot
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 32 recipes, and they share 123 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Do peas and apricot go together?
Yes. 32 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 123 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 14% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of peas's flavor molecules (123 of 171) also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty) and 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
What each one brings
peas
The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 22% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for apricot. It carries 48 molecules apricot doesn't have.
apricot
The tartness. Sour notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for peas. It carries 259 molecules peas doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Plum: the best fit for both, top 11% of pairs with peas, top 1% with apricot.
- Peach: top 13% of pairs with peas, top 1% with apricot.
- Pear: top 13% of pairs with peas, top 1% with apricot.
- Cherry: top 11% of pairs with peas, top 2% with apricot.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with peas and apricot
Almost always mains: 4 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of peas's flavor molecules (123 of 171) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 259 that peas lacks. Peas gives you part of apricot's character without most of its tartness. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 123 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 48 only in peas and the 259 only in apricot.
Peas and apricot questions
Do peas and apricot go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 32 recipes, and they share 123 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do peas and apricot taste good together?
More than half of peas's flavor molecules (123 of 171) also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are methyl 2-methylbutyrate (apple, fatty) and 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
What goes with peas and apricot?
Plum is the best third ingredient: top 11% of pairs with peas and top 1% with apricot. Peach and pear also fit both.
What can you make with peas and apricot?
Almost always mains: 4 of the 5 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Chadian Couscous Salad, Garlic Ginger Vegetable Stir-fry, Lamb Cutlets, Menu XLVII.
Can I use apricot instead of peas?
Only partly. Most of peas's flavor molecules (123 of 171) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 259 that peas lacks. Peas gives you part of apricot'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: Peas vs Apricot. https://compkitchen.com/compare/peas-vs-apricot. Accessed 2026-11-05.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Peas vs Apricot},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/peas-vs-apricot},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.