Angelica + Raisin
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 49 recipes, and they share 100 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Do angelica and raisin go together?
Yes. 49 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 100 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 11% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of raisin's flavor molecules (100 of 129) also occur in angelica. Among the shared key aromas are isobutyraldehyde (malty, green) and eugenol (clove, spicy).
What each one brings
angelica
The herbal side. Herbal notes make up 14% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 6% for raisin. It carries 163 molecules raisin doesn't have.
raisin
The tartness. Sour notes make up 18% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for angelica. It carries 29 molecules angelica doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 5% of pairs with angelica, top 1% with raisin.
- Almond: top 6% of pairs with angelica, top 2% with raisin.
- Saffron: top 4% of pairs with angelica, top 7% with raisin.
- Nutmeg: top 6% of pairs with angelica, top 6% with raisin.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with angelica and raisin
Almost always desserts: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of raisin's flavor molecules (100 of 129) are also found in angelica, but angelica has 163 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of angelica's character without most of its herbal side. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 100 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 163 only in angelica and the 29 only in raisin.
Angelica and raisin questions
Do angelica and raisin go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 49 recipes, and they share 100 flavor molecules: the top 11% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do angelica and raisin taste good together?
More than half of raisin's flavor molecules (100 of 129) also occur in angelica. Among the shared key aromas are isobutyraldehyde (malty, green) and eugenol (clove, spicy).
What goes with angelica and raisin?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 5% of pairs with angelica and top 1% with raisin. Almond and saffron also fit both.
What can you make with angelica and raisin?
Almost always desserts: 1 of the 1 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Mamadou's Banana Glace.
Can I use raisin instead of angelica?
Only partly. Most of raisin's flavor molecules (100 of 129) are also found in angelica, but angelica has 163 that raisin lacks. Raisin gives you part of angelica's character without most of its herbal side. 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: Angelica vs Raisin. https://compkitchen.com/compare/angelica-vs-raisin. Accessed 2026-11-05.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_angelica_vs_raisin_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Angelica vs Raisin},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/angelica-vs-raisin},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-05}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.