Tomato + Currant
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 122 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 28% of all ingredient pairs.
Do tomato and currant go together?
Yes, in practice. 122 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 30 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 28% of every ingredient pair we score.
What they have in common
More than half of currant's flavor molecules (30 of 43) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are isoamyl acetate (banana, pear) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What each one brings
tomato
The roast. Roasted notes make up 5% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 0% for currant. It carries 480 molecules currant doesn't have.
currant
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 25% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 15% for tomato. It carries 13 molecules tomato doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Plum: the best fit for both, top 6% of pairs with tomato, top 11% with currant.
- Red currant: top 13% of pairs with tomato, top 5% with currant.
- Capsicum: top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 26% with currant.
- Thyme: top 4% of pairs with tomato, top 17% with currant.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with tomato and currant
Mostly mains: 1 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: tomato has 480 molecules currant doesn't, and currant has 13 that tomato 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 30 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 480 only in tomato and the 13 only in currant.
Tomato and currant questions
Do tomato and currant go together?
A cook's pairing more than a chemical one: 122 recipes use both, though they share little aroma. They rank in the top 28% of all ingredient pairs.
What do tomato and currant have in common?
More than half of currant's flavor molecules (30 of 43) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are isoamyl acetate (banana, pear) and alpha-pinene (pine, turpentine). So the pairing rests more on how cooks use them than on shared aroma.
What goes with tomato and currant?
Plum is the best third ingredient: top 6% of pairs with tomato and top 11% with currant. Red currant and capsicum also fit both.
What can you make with tomato and currant?
Mostly mains: 1 of the 2 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Calve's Liver, Spanish Sauce.
Can I use currant instead of tomato?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: tomato has 480 molecules currant doesn't, and currant has 13 that tomato 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
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: Tomato vs Currant. https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-currant. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_tomato_vs_currant_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Currant},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-currant},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.