Beans + Yogurt
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 641 recipes, and they share 76 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Do beans and yogurt go together?
Yes. 641 recipes in our collection combine them, and they share 76 flavor molecules. That places them in the top 15% of every ingredient pair we score.
Why they work
More than half of yogurt's flavor molecules (76 of 151) also occur in beans. Among the shared key aromas are 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
What each one brings
beans
The roast. Roasted notes make up 7% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 1% for yogurt. It carries 235 molecules yogurt doesn't have.
yogurt
The fruit. Fruity notes make up 19% of its labelled aroma molecules, against 12% for beans. It carries 75 molecules beans doesn't have.
Add a third ingredient
- Chickpea: the best fit for both, top 1% of pairs with beans, top 10% with yogurt.
- Cumin: top 1% of pairs with beans, top 12% with yogurt.
- Sweet potato: top 1% of pairs with beans, top 15% with yogurt.
- Quinoa: top 1% of pairs with beans, top 18% with yogurt.
Ranked by the average of its two pairing scores. Only foods used in at least 100 recipes are suggested.
Recipes with beans and yogurt
Almost always mains: 113 of the 136 recipes with a course label are mains.
Can you swap one for the other?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: beans has 235 molecules yogurt doesn't, and yogurt has 75 that beans doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. This compares flavor only; texture, moisture and the job each does in a dish matter too.
All 76 shared molecules
See every shared molecule grouped by chemical class, with key aromas marked, plus the 235 only in beans and the 75 only in yogurt.
Beans and yogurt questions
Do beans and yogurt go together?
A good pairing. Cooks put them together in 641 recipes, and they share 76 flavor molecules: the top 15% of all ingredient pairs.
Why do beans and yogurt taste good together?
More than half of yogurt's flavor molecules (76 of 151) also occur in beans. Among the shared key aromas are 2,3-pentanedione (butter, sweet) and 1-octen-3-ol (mushroom, earthy).
What goes with beans and yogurt?
Chickpea is the best third ingredient: top 1% of pairs with beans and top 10% with yogurt. Cumin and sweet potato also fit both.
What can you make with beans and yogurt?
Almost always mains: 113 of the 136 recipes with a course label are mains. Common dishes include Black Beans and Rice II, Casserole with Red Peppers and Black Beans, Chicken and Black Beans and Rice, Citrus-Salsa Baked Beans.
Can I use yogurt instead of beans?
Not really. Each has a lot the other lacks: beans has 235 molecules yogurt doesn't, and yogurt has 75 that beans doesn't. Treat them as partners, not stand-ins. 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 Yogurt. https://compkitchen.com/compare/beans-vs-yogurt. Accessed 2026-11-04.
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title = {Compound similarity analysis: Beans vs Yogurt},
author = {{Compound Kitchen}},
year = {2026},
url = {https://compkitchen.com/compare/beans-vs-yogurt},
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.