Tomato + Jicama
33 recipes mention both · top 9% of pairs
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Do tomato and jicama go together?
Some recipes mention both. 33 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 204 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 9% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.
Read this with the evidence note above in mind.
Add a third ingredient
- Coriander: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with tomato, top 3% with jicama.
- Avocado: top 2% of pairs with tomato, top 2% with jicama.
- Butternut squash: top 8% of pairs with tomato, top 1% with jicama.
- Capsicum: top 1% of pairs with tomato, top 4% with jicama.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with tomato and jicama
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 3 carry a course label; 2 are mains.
These have the ingredient list only, without the method. Where we have the original source, the recipe page links to it.
The count of 33 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list is shorter because it shows only recipes whose ingredient lines name both. Open a few to see how they are used.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of jicama's flavor molecules (204 of 204) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 306 that jicama lacks. Jicama gives you part of tomato's character. 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 jicama carries, tomato has too: 204 of jicama's 204 flavor molecules also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are coumarin (sweet, hay) and 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell. Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
All 204 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 306 only in tomato and the 0 only in jicama.
Tomato and jicama questions
Do tomato and jicama go together?
33 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 204 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 9% of random ingredient pairs. We hold little distinguishing chemistry for one of them, so the recipe count carries this verdict.
What do tomato and jicama have in common?
Almost everything jicama carries, tomato has too: 204 of jicama's 204 flavor molecules also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are coumarin (sweet, hay) and 2-methylbutyraldehyde (malty, chocolate). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell. Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.
What goes with tomato and jicama?
Coriander is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with tomato and top 3% with jicama. Avocado and butternut squash also fit both.
What can you make with tomato and jicama?
Of all the recipes we matched to both, only 3 carry a course label; 2 are mains. Common dishes include Black Bean, Corn, and Tomato Salad with Feta Cheese, Charles Phan's Hoi An Wontons with Spicy Tomato Sauce, Clear Tomato Martini, Garam Masala Braised Beef Short Ribs with curried spaetzle, brussel sprout 'cups', and jicama slaw Recipe.
Can I use jicama instead of tomato?
Only partly. Almost all of jicama's flavor molecules (204 of 204) are also found in tomato, but tomato has 306 that jicama lacks. Jicama gives you part of tomato's character. 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
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Jicama. https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-jicama. Accessed 2026-11-15.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Tomato vs Jicama},
author = {{CompKitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/tomato-vs-jicama},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-15}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.