Apricot + Syrup
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 451 recipes, and they share 42 flavor molecules: the top 17% of all ingredient pairs.
Do apricot and syrup go together?
Yes. 451 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 42 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 17% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
Almost everything syrup carries, apricot has too: 42 of syrup's 47 flavor molecules also occur in apricot. 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
apricot
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 23% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 2% for syrup. It carries 340 molecules syrup doesn't have.
syrup
The tartness. Sour notes make up 33% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 14% for apricot. It carries 5 molecules apricot doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Vanilla: the best fit for both, top 2% of pairs with apricot, top 12% with syrup.
- Peach: top 1% of pairs with apricot, top 19% with syrup.
- Pear: top 1% of pairs with apricot, top 17% with syrup.
- Plum: top 1% of pairs with apricot, top 22% with syrup.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with apricot and syrup
Spread across courses: desserts lead with 13 of the 30 recipes with a course label, then mains (8).
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Almost all of syrup's flavor molecules (42 of 47) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 340 that syrup lacks. Syrup gives you part of apricot's character without most of its fruit. 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 340 only in apricot and the 5 only in syrup.
Apricot and syrup questions
Do apricot and syrup go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 451 recipes, and they share 42 flavor molecules: the top 17% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do apricot and syrup taste good together?
Almost everything syrup carries, apricot has too: 42 of syrup's 47 flavor molecules also occur in apricot. 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 apricot and syrup?
Vanilla is the best third ingredient: top 2% of pairs with apricot and top 12% with syrup. Peach and pear also fit both.
What can you make with apricot and syrup?
Spread across courses: desserts lead with 13 of the 30 recipes with a course label, then mains (8). Common dishes include Apple, Apricot and Sultana Squares, Apricot Pudding, Apricot ‘n’ Poppy Seed Cookies, Apricot-Pineapple Jam.
Can I use syrup instead of apricot?
Only partly. Almost all of syrup's flavor molecules (42 of 47) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 340 that syrup lacks. Syrup gives you part of apricot's character without most of its fruit. 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: Apricot vs Syrup. https://compkitchen.com/compare/apricot-vs-syrup. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Apricot vs Syrup},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/apricot-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.