Beans + Clove
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 908 recipes, and they share 221 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Do beans and clove go together?
Yes. 908 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 221 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 9% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (221 of 311) also occur in beans. Among the shared key aromas are 2-heptanol (bitter, floral) and linalool (floral, citrus).
What each one brings
beans
The tartness. Sour notes make up 16% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for clove. It carries 90 molecules clove doesn't have.
clove
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 17% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for beans. It carries 90 molecules beans doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Cinnamon: the best fit for both, top 6% of pairs with beans, top 1% with clove.
- Cumin: top 1% of pairs with beans, top 4% with clove.
- Chickpea: top 1% of pairs with beans, top 5% with clove.
- Star anise: top 5% of pairs with beans, top 1% with clove.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with beans and clove
Almost always mains: 144 of the 172 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (71% of beans's and 71% of clove's are shared). This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 221 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 90 only in beans and the 90 only in clove.
Beans and clove questions
Do beans and clove go together?
A proven pairing. Cooks put them together in 908 recipes, and they share 221 flavor molecules: the top 9% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do beans and clove taste good together?
More than half of clove's flavor molecules (221 of 311) also occur in beans. Among the shared key aromas are 2-heptanol (bitter, floral) and linalool (floral, citrus).
What goes with beans and clove?
Cinnamon is the best third ingredient: top 6% of pairs with beans and top 1% with clove. Cumin and chickpea also fit both.
What can you make with beans and clove?
Almost always mains: 144 of the 172 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Algerian Green Beans with Almonds, Baked Beans with Pineapple, Barbecued Green Beans, Black Beans Menocal.
Can I use clove instead of beans?
Fairly well, for flavor. Each carries most of the other's flavor molecules (71% of beans's and 71% of clove's are shared). 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: Beans vs Clove. https://compkitchen.com/compare/beans-vs-clove. Accessed 2026-11-04.
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_beans_vs_clove_2026,
title = {Compound similarity analysis: Beans vs Clove},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/beans-vs-clove},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-04}
}
Methodology DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19719459 · CC BY 4.0 · Citations are a request, not a requirement.