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Raisin + Spirit

An everyday combination rather than a standout: 30 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.

Smell alikemoderate
Cooked together30 recipes
Ranktop 26% of pairs
Try them in the pairing tool Raisin Spirit
92raisin only 37shared 67spirit only Raisin · 129 Spirit · 104
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do raisin and spirit go together?

They can. 30 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 37 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 26% of every ingredient pair we score.

What they have in common

They overlap on 37 flavor molecules: 36% of spirit's 104. Among the shared key aromas are beta-damascenone (apple, rose) and ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

What each one brings

raisin

The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 10% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for spirit. It carries 92 molecules spirit doesn't have.

spirit

The fruit. Fruity notes make up 23% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for raisin. It carries 67 molecules raisin doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 14% with spirit.
  • Almond: top 2% of pairs with raisin, top 21% with spirit.
  • Flour: top 1% of pairs with raisin, top 28% with spirit.
  • Saffron: top 7% of pairs with raisin, top 17% with spirit.

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

Recipes with raisin and spirit

We have no browsable recipe that lists both raisin and spirit.

Can you swap one for the other?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: raisin has 92 molecules spirit doesn't, and spirit has 67 that raisin doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

All 37 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 92 only in raisin and the 67 only in spirit.

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Raisin and spirit questions

Do raisin and spirit go together?

An everyday combination rather than a standout: 30 recipes use both, and they rank in the top 26% of all ingredient pairs.

What do raisin and spirit have in common?

They overlap on 37 flavor molecules: 36% of spirit's 104. Among the shared key aromas are beta-damascenone (apple, rose) and ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel).

What goes with raisin and spirit?

Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with raisin and top 14% with spirit. Almond and flour also fit both.

Can I use spirit instead of raisin?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: raisin has 92 molecules spirit doesn't, and spirit has 67 that raisin doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

Compare other ingredients

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Two ingredients gives the full side-by-side breakdown; add a third to see a similarity matrix across all of them (up to 6).

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
Compound Kitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Raisin vs Spirit. https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-spirit. Accessed 2026-11-06.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_raisin_vs_spirit_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Raisin vs Spirit},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/raisin-vs-spirit},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-06}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.