Yogurt + Lime
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 581 recipes, and they share 69 flavor molecules: the top 16% of all ingredient pairs.
Do yogurt and lime go together?
Yes. 581 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 69 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 16% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
They overlap on 69 flavor molecules: 46% of yogurt's 151. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and nonanal (fat, citrus).
What each one brings
yogurt
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 19% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 10% for lime. It carries 82 molecules lime doesn't have.
lime
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 15% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for yogurt. It carries 230 molecules yogurt doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Coriander: the best fit for both, top 10% of pairs with yogurt, top 1% with lime.
- Kiwifruit: top 7% of pairs with yogurt, top 1% with lime.
- Cumin: top 12% of pairs with yogurt, top 1% with lime.
- Avocado: top 15% of pairs with yogurt, top 1% with lime.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with yogurt and lime
Mostly mains: 57 of the 84 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: yogurt has 82 molecules lime doesn't, and lime has 230 that yogurt 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 69 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 82 only in yogurt and the 230 only in lime.
Yogurt and lime questions
Do yogurt and lime go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 581 recipes, and they share 69 flavor molecules: the top 16% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do yogurt and lime taste good together?
They overlap on 69 flavor molecules: 46% of yogurt's 151. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and nonanal (fat, citrus).
What goes with yogurt and lime?
Coriander is the best third ingredient: top 10% of pairs with yogurt and top 1% with lime. Kiwifruit and cumin also fit both.
What can you make with yogurt and lime?
Mostly mains: 57 of the 84 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Appleby's Tequila Lime Chicken, Avocado Lime Soup with Crème Fraiche and Roasted Pimientos, Beef Fajitas with Lime Sour Cream, Caramelized Mamey Flambé with Frozen Yogurt.
Can I use lime instead of yogurt?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: yogurt has 82 molecules lime doesn't, and lime has 230 that yogurt 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: Yogurt vs Lime. https://compkitchen.com/compare/yogurt-vs-lime. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Yogurt vs Lime},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/yogurt-vs-lime},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.