Yogurt + Tomato
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,760 recipes, and they share 97 flavor molecules: the top 13% of all ingredient pairs.
Do yogurt and tomato go together?
Yes. 1,760 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 97 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 13% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of yogurt's flavor molecules (97 of 151) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and 2-octenal (fatty, green).
What each one brings
yogurt
The dairy side. Dairy notes make up 8% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 2% for tomato. It carries 54 molecules tomato doesn't have.
tomato
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 8% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 3% for yogurt. It carries 413 molecules yogurt doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Olive: the best fit for both, top 8% of pairs with yogurt, top 1% with tomato.
- Coriander: top 10% of pairs with yogurt, top 1% with tomato.
- Chickpea: top 10% of pairs with yogurt, top 3% with tomato.
- Cumin: top 12% of pairs with yogurt, top 2% with tomato.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with yogurt and tomato
Almost always mains: 335 of the 401 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 54 molecules tomato doesn't, and tomato has 413 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 97 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 54 only in yogurt and the 413 only in tomato.
Yogurt and tomato questions
Do yogurt and tomato go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,760 recipes, and they share 97 flavor molecules: the top 13% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do yogurt and tomato taste good together?
More than half of yogurt's flavor molecules (97 of 151) also occur in tomato. Among the shared key aromas are 2,4-decadienal (seaweed) and 2-octenal (fatty, green).
What goes with yogurt and tomato?
Olive is the best third ingredient: top 8% of pairs with yogurt and top 1% with tomato. Coriander and chickpea also fit both.
What can you make with yogurt and tomato?
Almost always mains: 335 of the 401 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Cold Yogurt and Tomato Soup (Hasa Laban Ma' Tomata), Tomato-Yogurt Shake, Avocado-Stuffed Tomatoes, Beefy Yogurt Pita.
Can I use tomato instead of yogurt?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: yogurt has 54 molecules tomato doesn't, and tomato has 413 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 Tomato. https://compkitchen.com/compare/yogurt-vs-tomato. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Yogurt vs Tomato},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/yogurt-vs-tomato},
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.