Apricot + Walnut
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 180 recipes, and they share 248 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Do apricot and walnut go together?
Yes. 180 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 248 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 14% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of walnut's flavor molecules (248 of 323) also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are 2-nonenal (fatty, green) and 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
What each one brings
apricot
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 23% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 8% for walnut. It carries 134 molecules walnut doesn't have.
walnut
The woody side. Woody notes make up 7% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 2% for apricot. It carries 75 molecules apricot doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Fig: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with apricot, top 4% with walnut.
- Almond: top 5% of pairs with apricot, top 2% with walnut.
- Pear: top 1% of pairs with apricot, top 8% with walnut.
- Pistachio: top 8% of pairs with apricot, top 1% with walnut.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with apricot and walnut
Mostly desserts: 19 of the 31 recipes with a course label are desserts.
Can you swap one for the other?
Only partly. Most of walnut's flavor molecules (248 of 323) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 134 that walnut lacks. Walnut 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 248 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 134 only in apricot and the 75 only in walnut.
Apricot and walnut questions
Do apricot and walnut go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 180 recipes, and they share 248 flavor molecules: the top 14% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do apricot and walnut taste good together?
More than half of walnut's flavor molecules (248 of 323) also occur in apricot. Among the shared key aromas are 2-nonenal (fatty, green) and 2-hexenal (green, leafy).
What goes with apricot and walnut?
Fig is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with apricot and top 4% with walnut. Almond and pear also fit both.
What can you make with apricot and walnut?
Mostly desserts: 19 of the 31 recipes with a course label are desserts. Common dishes include Apricot Walnut Dressing, Apricot and Walnut Brown Rice Stuffing, Capon Roasted with Apricot and Walnut Stuffing, Apricot Dressing for Turkey.
Can I use walnut instead of apricot?
Only partly. Most of walnut's flavor molecules (248 of 323) are also found in apricot, but apricot has 134 that walnut lacks. Walnut 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 Walnut. https://compkitchen.com/compare/apricot-vs-walnut. Accessed 2026-11-03.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Apricot vs Walnut},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/apricot-vs-walnut},
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.