Almond + Raisin
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,781 recipes, and they share 110 flavor molecules: the top 2% of all ingredient pairs.
Do almond and raisin go together?
Yes. 1,781 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 110 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 2% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything raisin carries, almond has too: 110 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in almond. Among the shared key aromas are 2-nonanone (fruity, floral) and isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
What each one brings
almond
The roast. Roasted notes make up 9% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for raisin. It carries 171 molecules raisin doesn't have.
raisin
Much the same character. It carries 19 molecules almond doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with almond, top 1% with raisin.
- Pistachio: top 1% of pairs with almond, top 9% with raisin.
- Brazil nut: top 1% of pairs with almond, top 9% with raisin.
- Flour: top 5% of pairs with almond, top 1% with raisin.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with almond and raisin
Almost always desserts: 3 of the 3 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (110 of 129) are also found in almond, but almond has 171 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of almond's character without most of its roast. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 110 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 171 only in almond and the 19 only in raisin.
Almond and raisin questions
Do almond and raisin go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 1,781 recipes, and they share 110 flavor molecules: the top 2% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do almond and raisin taste good together?
Almost everything raisin carries, almond has too: 110 of raisin's 129 flavor molecules also occur in almond. Among the shared key aromas are 2-nonanone (fruity, floral) and isobutyraldehyde (malty, green).
What goes with almond and raisin?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with almond and top 1% with raisin. Pistachio and brazil nut also fit both.
What can you make with almond and raisin?
Almost always desserts: 3 of the 3 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Frances Bissell's Low-Fat Christmas Pudding, Haroset Afghani-style, Mamadou's Banana Glace.
Can I use raisin instead of almond?
Only partly. Almost all of raisin's flavor molecules (110 of 129) are also found in almond, but almond has 171 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of almond's character without most of its roast. 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 Raisin. https://compkitchen.com/compare/almond-vs-raisin. Accessed 2026-11-03.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Almond vs Raisin},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/almond-vs-raisin},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-03}
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Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.