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Beans + Lotus

96beans only 215shared 70lotus only Beans · 311 Lotus · 285
Circle size = number of flavor molecules on record. Overlap = molecules they share.

4 recipes mention both · top 12% of pairs

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Overlap, weighted to rarer moleculesmoderate
Mentioned together4 recipes
Ranktop 12% of pairs
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Do beans and lotus go together?

Possibly. 4 recipes in our collection mention both, and they share 215 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 12% of a large random sample of ingredient pairs.

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  • Rice: the best fit for both, top 3% of pairs with beans, top 4% with lotus.
  • Green beans: top 1% of pairs with beans, top 23% with lotus.
  • Sesame: top 3% of pairs with beans, top 4% with lotus.
  • Bamboo shoots: top 2% of pairs with beans, top 6% with lotus.

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

Recipes with beans and lotus

DUCK CHOP SUEYGAI YUK CHEE YUK (Chicken and Pork Chop Suey)GAR LU CHOP SUEY (With Chinese Dried Mushrooms)

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The count of 4 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?

No. Beans and lotus are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. 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 lotus's flavor molecules (215 of 285) also occur in beans. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and nonanal (fat, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

All 215 shared molecules

See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 96 only in beans and the 70 only in lotus.

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Beans and lotus questions

Do beans and lotus go together?

Promising but untested: they share 215 flavor molecules (moderate aroma overlap), yet only 4 recipes use both. They rank in the top 12% of random ingredient pairs.

What do beans and lotus have in common?

More than half of lotus's flavor molecules (215 of 285) also occur in beans. Among the shared key aromas are linalool (floral, citrus) and nonanal (fat, citrus). Shared chemistry is a reason to try a pair, not a promise that it works on the plate.

What goes with beans and lotus?

Rice is the best third ingredient: top 3% of pairs with beans and top 4% with lotus. Green beans and sesame also fit both.

What can you make with beans and lotus?

Common dishes include DUCK CHOP SUEY, GAI YUK CHEE YUK (Chicken and Pork Chop Suey), GAR LU CHOP SUEY (With Chinese Dried Mushrooms).

Can I use lotus instead of beans?

No. Beans and lotus are different kinds of food, so neither stands in for the other, whatever molecules they share. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. 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: Beans vs Lotus. https://compkitchen.com/compare/beans-vs-lotus. Accessed 2026-11-14.
BibTeX
@misc{compkitchen_compare_compound_similarity_analysis_beans_vs_lotus_2026,
  title  = {Compound similarity analysis: Beans vs Lotus},
  author = {{CompKitchen}},
  year   = {2026},
  url    = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/beans-vs-lotus},
  note   = {Accessed: 2026-11-14}
}

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