Almond + Syrup
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 746 recipes, and they share 42 flavor molecules: the top 21% of all ingredient pairs.
Do almond and syrup go together?
Yes. 746 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 42 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 21% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything syrup carries, almond has too: 42 of syrup's 47 flavor molecules also occur in almond. Among the shared key aromas are ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal) and decanoic acid (soapy, waxy). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What each one brings
almond
The roast. Roasted notes make up 9% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 0% for syrup. It carries 239 molecules syrup doesn't have.
syrup
The tartness. Sour notes make up 33% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 18% for almond. It carries 5 molecules almond doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Pistachio: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with almond, top 19% with syrup.
- Agave: top 1% of pairs with almond, top 15% with syrup.
- Cashew nut: top 1% of pairs with almond, top 22% with syrup.
- Cinnamon: top 1% of pairs with almond, top 14% with syrup.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with almond and syrup
Mostly desserts: 65 of the 90 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of syrup's flavor molecules (42 of 47) are also found in almond, but almond has 239 that syrup lacks. Syrup 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 42 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 239 only in almond and the 5 only in syrup.
Almond and syrup questions
Do almond and syrup go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 746 recipes, and they share 42 flavor molecules: the top 21% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do almond and syrup taste good together?
Almost everything syrup carries, almond has too: 42 of syrup's 47 flavor molecules also occur in almond. Among the shared key aromas are ethanol (alcoholic, ethereal) and decanoic acid (soapy, waxy). Most of what they share is background chemistry many foods carry, so the overlap does little for the smell.
What goes with almond and syrup?
Pistachio is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with almond and top 19% with syrup. Agave and cashew nut also fit both.
What can you make with almond and syrup?
Mostly desserts: 65 of the 90 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Almond Cream, Almond Float, Almond Milk, Almond or Cashew Whipped Cream.
Can I use syrup instead of almond?
Only partly. Almost all of syrup's flavor molecules (42 of 47) are also found in almond, but almond has 239 that syrup lacks. Syrup 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 Syrup. https://compkitchen.com/compare/almond-vs-syrup. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Almond vs Syrup},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/almond-vs-syrup},
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.