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Poppy seed + Lettuce

30poppyseed only 97shared 179lettuceonly Poppy seed · 127 Lettuce · 276
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

32 recipes mention both · top 8% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesstrong
Mentioned together32 recipes
Ranktop 8% of pairs
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Do poppy seed and lettuce go together?

Some recipes mention both. 32 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 97 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 8% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Sesame: the best fit for both, top 3% of pairs with poppy seed, top 3% with lettuce.
  • Spinach: top 7% of pairs with poppy seed, top 2% with lettuce.
  • Almond: top 3% of pairs with poppy seed, top 4% with lettuce.
  • Walnut: top 5% of pairs with poppy seed, top 3% with lettuce.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with poppy seed and lettuce

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 7 carry a course label; 5 are salads.

Lettuce and Fruit Salad with Poppy Seed DressingFresh Fruit Salad with Poppy Seed DressingStrawberry Poppyseed SaladWinter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing 2 versionsChicken Poppy Seed Pasta SaladFruity Pasta Salad With Lemon Poppy Seed Dressing

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 32 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.

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Can you swap one for the other?

No. Poppy seed and lettuce 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

More than half of poppy seed's flavor molecules (97 of 127) also occur in lettuce. Among the shared key aromas are 1-hexanol (resin, flower) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 97 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 30 only in poppy seed and the 179 only in lettuce.

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Poppy seed and lettuce questions

Do poppy seed and lettuce go together?

32 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 97 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 8% of random ingredient pairs.

What do poppy seed and lettuce have in common?

More than half of poppy seed's flavor molecules (97 of 127) also occur in lettuce. Among the shared key aromas are 1-hexanol (resin, flower) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with poppy seed and lettuce?

Sesame is the best third ingredient: top 3% of pairs with poppy seed and top 3% with lettuce. Spinach and almond also fit both.

What can you make with poppy seed and lettuce?

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 7 carry a course label; 5 are salads. Common dishes include Lettuce and Fruit Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing, Fresh Fruit Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing, Strawberry Poppyseed Salad, Winter Fruit Salad with Lemon Poppyseed Dressing.

Can I use lettuce instead of poppy seed?

No. Poppy seed and lettuce 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
Plain text
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Poppy Seed vs Lettuce. https://compkitchen.com/compare/poppy-seed-vs-lettuce. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_poppy_seed_vs_lettuce_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Poppy Seed vs Lettuce},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/poppy-seed-vs-lettuce},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.