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Sesame + Lotus

80sesame only 215shared 70lotus only Sesame · 295 Lotus · 285
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

11 recipes mention both · top 4% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesmoderate
Mentioned together11 recipes
Ranktop 4% of pairs
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Do sesame and lotus go together?

A few recipes mention both. 11 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 215 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 4% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Rice: the best fit for both, top 3% of pairs with sesame, top 4% with lotus.
  • Bamboo shoots: top 2% of pairs with sesame, top 6% with lotus.
  • Tofu: top 1% of pairs with sesame, top 12% with lotus.
  • Welsh onion: top 2% of pairs with sesame, top 8% with lotus.

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

Recipes with sesame and lotus

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 3 carry a course label; all 3 are mains.

Bison tartare with sesame dusted lotus root chip and lemongrass oil RecipeArame with Lotus RootCandied Lotus Root 연근정과 (yeongeun-jeonggwa) RecipeJapanese tofu, aubergine and lotus root stewLotus leaf wraps (Lo mai gai)Sticky belly pork and rice wrapped in lotus leaves

These have the ingredient list only, without the method. Where we have the original source, the recipe page links to it.

The count of 11 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list 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. Sesame and lotus 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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What they have in common

More than half of lotus's flavor molecules (215 of 285) also occur in sesame. Among the shared key aromas are nonanal (fat, citrus) and coumarin (sweet, hay). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 215 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 80 only in sesame and the 70 only in lotus.

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Sesame and lotus questions

Do sesame and lotus go together?

11 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 215 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 4% of random ingredient pairs.

What do sesame and lotus have in common?

More than half of lotus's flavor molecules (215 of 285) also occur in sesame. Among the shared key aromas are nonanal (fat, citrus) 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 sesame and lotus?

Rice is the best third ingredient: top 3% of pairs with sesame and top 4% with lotus. Bamboo shoots and tofu also fit both.

What can you make with sesame and lotus?

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 3 carry a course label; all 3 are mains. Common dishes include Bison tartare with sesame dusted lotus root chip and lemongrass oil Recipe, Arame with Lotus Root, Candied Lotus Root 연근정과 (yeongeun-jeonggwa) Recipe, Japanese tofu, aubergine and lotus root stew.

Can I use lotus instead of sesame?

No. Sesame and lotus 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: Sesame vs Lotus. https://compkitchen.com/compare/sesame-vs-lotus. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_sesame_vs_lotus_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Sesame vs Lotus},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/sesame-vs-lotus},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

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