Almond + Filbert
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 80 recipes, and they share 27 flavor molecules: the top 13% of all ingredient pairs.
Do almond and filbert go together?
Yes. 80 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 27 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 13% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
They overlap on 27 flavor molecules: 29% of filbert's 92. Among the shared key aromas are acetylpyrazine (roast) and 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
What each one brings
almond
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 1% for filbert. It carries 254 molecules filbert doesn't have.
filbert
The roast. Roasted notes make up 22% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 9% for almond. It carries 65 molecules almond doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Brazil nut: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with almond, top 14% with filbert.
- Pistachio: top 1% of pairs with almond, top 17% with filbert.
- Hazelnut: top 1% of pairs with almond, top 13% with filbert.
- Nuts: top 6% of pairs with almond, top 7% with filbert.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with almond and filbert
Almost always desserts: 5 of the 5 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: almond has 254 molecules filbert doesn't, and filbert has 65 that almond 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 27 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 254 only in almond and the 65 only in filbert.
Almond and filbert questions
Do almond and filbert go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 80 recipes, and they share 27 flavor molecules: the top 13% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do almond and filbert taste good together?
They overlap on 27 flavor molecules: 29% of filbert's 92. Among the shared key aromas are acetylpyrazine (roast) and 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet).
What goes with almond and filbert?
Brazil nut is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with almond and top 14% with filbert. Pistachio and hazelnut also fit both.
What can you make with almond and filbert?
Almost always desserts: 5 of the 5 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Anoush Abour - An Armenian Christmas Pudding, Frozen Cookies, Iced Puddings, Praline Powder.
Can I use filbert instead of almond?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: almond has 254 molecules filbert doesn't, and filbert has 65 that almond 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: Almond vs Filbert. https://compkitchen.com/compare/almond-vs-filbert. Accessed 2026-11-05.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_almond_vs_filbert_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Almond vs Filbert},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/almond-vs-filbert},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.