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Apple + Grape

154apple only 368shared 202grapeonly Apple · 522 Grape · 570
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

1,656 recipes mention both · top 1% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesstrong
Mentioned together1,656 recipes
Ranktop 1% of pairs
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Do apple and grape go together?

Many recipes mention both. 1,656 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 368 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 1% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Pear: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with apple, top 2% with grape.
  • Plum: top 2% of pairs with apple, top 3% with grape.
  • Apricot: top 2% of pairs with apple, top 2% with grape.
  • Strawberry: top 2% of pairs with apple, top 2% with grape.

Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.

Recipes with apple and grape

Mostly desserts: 309 of the 600 recipes with a course label are desserts.

Apple Butter with Grape Juice 2 versionsApple and Grape Jelly 2 versionsGrape Nuts and Apple Pudding 2 versionsCombination Apple and Grape JellyConcord Grape and Apple JellyGrape Apple

The count of 1,656 includes every recipe our index matched to both foods, some through an alternative or a related ingredient. This list is shorter because it shows only recipes whose ingredient lines name both. Open a few to see how they are used.

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Can you swap one for the other?

Only partly. Most of apple's flavor molecules (368 of 522) are also found in grape, but grape has 202 that apple lacks. Apple gives you part of grape's character. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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What they have in common

More than half of apple's flavor molecules (368 of 522) also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy) and 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 368 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 154 only in apple and the 202 only in grape.

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Apple and grape questions

Do apple and grape go together?

1,656 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 368 flavor molecules, which puts them in the top 1% of random ingredient pairs.

What do apple and grape have in common?

More than half of apple's flavor molecules (368 of 522) also occur in grape. Among the shared key aromas are 2-isobutyl-3-methoxypyrazine (green bell pepper, earthy) and 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with apple and grape?

Pear is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with apple and top 2% with grape. Plum and apricot also fit both.

What can you make with apple and grape?

Mostly desserts: 309 of the 600 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Apple Butter with Grape Juice, Apple and Grape Jelly, Grape Nuts and Apple Pudding, Combination Apple and Grape Jelly.

Can I use grape instead of apple?

Only partly. Most of apple's flavor molecules (368 of 522) are also found in grape, but grape has 202 that apple lacks. Apple gives you part of grape's character. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.

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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
Plain text
CompKitchen (2026). Compound similarity analysis: Apple vs Grape. https://compkitchen.com/compare/apple-vs-grape. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_apple_vs_grape_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Apple vs Grape},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/apple-vs-grape},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719458 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.