Raisin + Olive
An everyday combination rather than a standout: 72 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.
Do raisin and olive go together?
They can. 72 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 114 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 26% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
Almost everything raisin carries, olive has too: 114 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in olive. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
What each one brings
raisin
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 16% for olive. It carries 15 molecules olive doesn't have.
olive
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for raisin. It carries 252 molecules raisin doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Almond: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with raisin, top 6% with olive.
- Cinnamon: top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 11% with olive.
- Chestnut: top 6% of pairs with raisin, top 7% with olive.
- Sorghum: top 5% of pairs with raisin, top 10% with olive.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with raisin and olive
Mostly desserts: 5 of the 8 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (114 of 129) are also found in olive, but olive has 252 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of olive's character without most of its fruit. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 114 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 15 only in raisin and the 252 only in olive.
Raisin and olive questions
Do raisin and olive go together?
An everyday combination rather than a standout: 72 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.
What do raisin and olive have in common?
Almost everything raisin carries, olive has too: 114 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in olive. Among the shared key aromas are decanal (soap, orange peel) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
What goes with raisin and olive?
Almond is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with raisin and top 6% with olive. Cinnamon and chestnut also fit both.
What can you make with raisin and olive?
Mostly desserts: 5 of the 8 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Raisin Bran Muffins, 6-Week Muffins, Belizean Carrot Cake, Bruschetta of Blue Cheese, Pecans and Honey.
Can I use olive instead of raisin?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (114 of 129) are also found in olive, but olive has 252 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of olive'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: Raisin vs Olive. https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-olive. Accessed 2026-11-06.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Raisin vs Olive},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-olive},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-06}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.