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Sesame + Wakame

116sesame only 179shared 2wakame only Sesame · 295 Wakame · 181
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

10 recipes mention both · top 3% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesmoderate
Mentioned together10 recipes
Ranktop 3% of pairs
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Do sesame and wakame go together?

A few recipes mention both. 10 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 179 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 3% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Miso: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with sesame, top 3% with wakame.
  • Tofu: top 1% of pairs with sesame, top 5% with wakame.
  • Welsh onion: top 2% of pairs with sesame, top 4% with wakame.
  • Wasabi: top 3% of pairs with sesame, top 4% with wakame.

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

Recipes with sesame and wakame

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 1 carries a course label; it is mains.

Easy Wakame Brown RiceSesame-Crusted Chicken Paillards with Seaweed SaladWakame seeweed salad with miso dressingSeaweed Salad 2 versionsAhi Poke SaladEasy Sushi Pizza

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 10 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 wakame 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

Almost everything wakame carries, sesame has too: 179 of wakame's 181 flavor molecules also occur in sesame. Among the shared key aromas are coumarin (sweet, hay) and 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 179 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 116 only in sesame and the 2 only in wakame.

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Sesame and wakame questions

Do sesame and wakame go together?

10 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 179 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 3% of random ingredient pairs.

What do sesame and wakame have in common?

Almost everything wakame carries, sesame has too: 179 of wakame's 181 flavor molecules also occur in sesame. Among the shared key aromas are coumarin (sweet, hay) and 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with sesame and wakame?

Miso is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with sesame and top 3% with wakame. Tofu and welsh onion also fit both.

What can you make with sesame and wakame?

Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 1 carries a course label; it is mains. Common dishes include Easy Wakame Brown Rice, Sesame-Crusted Chicken Paillards with Seaweed Salad, Wakame seeweed salad with miso dressing, Seaweed Salad.

Can I use wakame instead of sesame?

No. Sesame and wakame 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 Wakame. https://compkitchen.com/compare/sesame-vs-wakame. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_sesame_vs_wakame_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Sesame vs Wakame},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/sesame-vs-wakame},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

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