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Sherry + Raisin

A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 386 recipes, and they share 47 flavor molecules: the top 17% of all ingredient pairs.

Smell alikemoderate
Cooked together386 recipes
Ranktop 17% of pairs
Try them in the pairing tool Sherry Raisin
173sherry only 47shared 82raisin only Sherry · 220 Raisin · 129
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

Do sherry and raisin go together?

Yes. 386 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 47 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 17% of every ingredient pair we score.

Why they work

They overlap on 47 flavor molecules: 36% of raisin's 129. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel) and gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, creamy).

What each one brings

sherry

The fruit. Fruity notes make up 30% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for raisin. It carries 173 molecules raisin doesn't have.

raisin

The fresh, green side. Green notes make up 10% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 7% for sherry. It carries 82 molecules sherry doesn't have.

Add a third ingredient

  • Almond: the best fit for both, top 12% of pairs with sherry, top 2% with raisin.
  • Cinnamon: top 15% of pairs with sherry, top 1% with raisin.
  • Fig: top 8% of pairs with sherry, top 7% with raisin.
  • Flour: top 20% of pairs with sherry, top 1% with raisin.

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

Recipes with sherry and raisin

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

Can you swap one for the other?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: sherry has 173 molecules raisin doesn't, and raisin has 82 that sherry 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 47 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 173 only in sherry and the 82 only in raisin.

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Sherry and raisin questions

Do sherry and raisin go together?

A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 386 recipes, and they share 47 flavor molecules: the top 17% of all ingredient pairs.

Why do sherry and raisin taste good together?

They overlap on 47 flavor molecules: 36% of raisin's 129. Among the shared key aromas are ethyl caproate (fruity, apple peel) and gamma-nonanolactone (coconut, creamy).

What goes with sherry and raisin?

Almond is the best third ingredient: top 12% of pairs with sherry and top 2% with raisin. Cinnamon and fig also fit both.

Can I use raisin instead of sherry?

Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: sherry has 173 molecules raisin doesn't, and raisin has 82 that sherry 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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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: Sherry vs Raisin. https://compkitchen.com/compare/sherry-vs-raisin. Accessed 2026-11-04.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_sherry_vs_raisin_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Sherry vs Raisin},
  author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/sherry-vs-raisin},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}

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